Culture

Rising Costs Aren’t Stopping Young Couples From Having Kids 0
- Culture, Economics, Family, Featured, MomThink
- May 20, 2026
It’s no secret that rising costs are devastating Americans right now, and that young people are feeling the brunt of it. For the generation currently starting families, these costs are particularly stressful. Undoubtedly, the prospect of pinching pennies to pay for astronomical labor and delivery bills, car seats, formula, and strollers on top of life’s
READ MORE
Because Our Sidewalks Need Fixing 0
- Culture, Featured, Politics, Western Civilization
- May 19, 2026
Imagine you are strolling along your downtown sidewalks. To your left you see a vacant lot overrun with weeds. The street to your right isn’t safe and needs to be avoided. A fellow across the block is using hard drugs in broad daylight. There are loads of shuttered buildings and, besides you, very little foot
READ MORE
An Old-School Education Model Reinvented for the 21st Century 0
- Culture, Education, Family, Featured, MomThink
- May 19, 2026
My grandfather attended a one-room schoolhouse as a child, although he sometimes was thrown out for smelling like the skunks he pulled from his trapping route on the way to school. He made some good money checking his traps on the path to and from school, paid by Sears, Roebuck and Co. for the pelts
READ MORE

Is Curiosity a Sin?0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Religion
- May 19, 2026
Human innovation, if the last 200 years are any indication, appears limitless. The slow ascent of technological progress has soared exponentially upward. We could only have produced such amazing results because of our infinite capacity for curiosity about the world around us. If this is true, then why could Thomas Aquinas, widely acknowledged both inside
READ MORE
4 Reasons Hollywood Has Trouble Getting a Box Office Hit 0
- Culture, Entertainment, Family, Featured, Philosophy
- May 18, 2026
There’s been a lot of chatter in recent weeks about the new movie “Project Hail Mary.” With a tone of pleasant surprise, both average folks and critics have noted that, for once, Hollywood produced a decent, enjoyable film. I haven’t joined the throngs attending “Project Hail Mary,” so I can’t comment on whether I agree
READ MORE
Making a Thoughtful Career Change Midstream Isn’t Always Bad 0
- Culture, Featured
- May 18, 2026
I recently met a woman in the coffee shop I normally frequent. Her story touched my imagination and I thought it might inspire others as well, especially millennials and Gen Xers. Bernadette Hannegan was born on Scotland’s Shetland Islands, growing up with two brothers, a sister, and a crowd of good friends. There she attended
READ MORE