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Ella Langley and America’s Need for Non-Girlboss Songs 0
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured
- August 3, 2026
Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has spent the most weeks as a #1 non-holiday hit on the Hot 100 of any female soloist, surpassing Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” and Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You.” Langley’s success is making a lot of people angry, but it showcases what our culture is starved to hear.
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Shields Up! The Cost of Chronic Complaining 0
- Culture, Featured
- July 31, 2026
Depending on which study you choose to believe, the average person complains anywhere from three to 30 times a day. Some people rarely complain, which means that others smash right through that ceiling. Complaining seems a part of human nature. In my case, I rarely complain about the weather, because I can’t do anything about
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How Travel Teaches Humility 0
- Culture, Featured, History, International, Western Civilization
- July 31, 2026
“According to the law of custom, and perhaps of reason,” writes the great historian Edward Gibbon, “foreign travel completes the education of an English gentleman.” Gibbon was writing about the Grand Tour, a tradition among the sons of Britain’s landed gentry and the wealthy classes of Protestant Europe. Before taking up the responsibilities expected of
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Equality’s Envy Problem 0
- Culture, Economics, Featured, Politics, Western Civilization
- July 30, 2026
When the Met Gala committee announced that billionaire Jeff Bezos would co-host the 2026 Gala, activist groups began protesting and several big names refused invitations to the event. New York City’s mayor, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, joined the boycott, citing his commitment to creating “affordability” for ordinary New Yorkers (by taxing the richest residents). The irony
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This Is More Than Just a Cure for Dating App Burnout 0
- Culture, Family, Featured
- July 29, 2026
Just a few years ago, if a single individual mentioned his or her interest in dating or marriage, those within earshot would immediately ask, “Have you tried online dating?” It was as if those magical dating apps were the panacea that could cure even the most unlucky-in-love. How quickly things change. Those in the millennial
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The Necessity of Mystery 0
- Featured, Philosophy, Religion
- July 29, 2026
I spent a good part of one summer trying to convince my 15-year-old brother (who was, at the time, decidedly unenthusiastic about philosophy) that it’s impossible to prove everything. It was something I’d become convinced of after reading C. S. Lewis’ “The Abolition of Man,” in which Lewis explained that accepting what was unprovable was
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