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  • The Armistice Day Prediction That Came True

    The Armistice Day Prediction That Came True0

    As we approach the centenary of Armistice Day, 1918, let’s spend a few minutes with a British writer who supported his country’s war against Germany and worried about the peace that resulted from it. That writer would be G. K. Chesterton, who died in 1936, just before World War II, or the war that he

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  • The Argument Beneath the Surface of Gun Control

    The Argument Beneath the Surface of Gun Control0

    The shock of three mass shootings in a week has prompted even the conservative newspaper The New York Post to call for the banning of what it calls “weapons of war” and President Trump to upset his base by tweeting that “Republicans and Democrats must come together and get strong background checks.” Several Republicans have

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  • The Argument Against Illegal Immigration No One Wants to Make

    The Argument Against Illegal Immigration No One Wants to Make0

    Last year, as a member of a Southern California moms’ group, I received an email from a woman with a dilemma. Her part-time nanny, who had been in her employ a little over a year, was asking for a raise, from $25 to $30-an-hour. The mom wanted a basis for comparison before she said “No.”

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  • The Appalling Elitism of Dollar Store Bans

    The Appalling Elitism of Dollar Store Bans0

    Should city governments dictate where you can shop for food? If your neighbors see a need for a store, and happily patronize it, should outsiders shut down that option? These are the battle lines of the emerging movement against dollar stores. Tulsa, Oklahoma, Mesquite, Texas, Dekalb County, Georgia, New Orleans, Louisiana, and other municipalities nationwide

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  • The Antidote to Our Toxic Discourse Is Not Political ‘Correctness’—It’s Civility and Reason

    The Antidote to Our Toxic Discourse Is Not Political ‘Correctness’—It’s Civility and Reason0

    Sticks and stones may break my bones, But words will never hurt me. We’ve all heard that childhood verse, but even a five-year-old puts the boot to that second line. Our words have power. They can wound or mend; they can separate or reconcile; they can cast others into the depths of hell or lift

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  • The Antidote to Election Grief? Patriotism.

    The Antidote to Election Grief? Patriotism.89

    As we ride the wave of the tumultuous 2024 presidential election into the next four years, millions of Americans are left wondering: What happens now? Political tensions and the never-ending doomsaying news cycle seem to surround us on all sides. Regardless of which candidate’s bubble you filled in on your ballot, the uncertainty and polarization

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