Economics

Barrel Logos and Buttermilk 28
- Culture, Economics, Featured, History, Uncategorized
- August 25, 2025
Somewhere, in a conference room adorned with reclaimed barnwood paneling ordered in bulk from a supplier in Shanghai, a well-compensated executive must have declared: For the sake of relevance, we must redesign the Cracker Barrel logo. On and on this executive rambles about “modernity,” “Gen Z, “TikTok,” or whatever corporate buzzword is in fashion now.
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Mike Rowe and the Need to Bring Back Shop Class 57
- Culture, Economics, Education, Featured, Uncategorized
- August 21, 2025
A few years ago, I interviewed a married couple for an article, who, although only in their mid-20s, already owned a thriving business. This couple had met in a high school welding class – a fact which prompted the husband to joke that “sparks flew.” Humor aside, I was intrigued to hear that a welding class
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AI and the Crisis of the Modern Graduate 44
- Economics, Education, Featured, Uncategorized
- August 14, 2025
Gen Z has been sold a bill of lies. Most of the generation was born into the “Learn to Code” public information campaign. Tech moguls, celebrities, and even U.S. presidents poured funding and influence into an effort to create more computer programmers. Students were told they would get six-figure salaries for entry level jobs after graduating
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An Ode to Simple Meals 43
- Culture, Economics, Family, Featured, Uncategorized
- August 11, 2025
At my bridal shower several summers ago, I was presented with a book of hand-written recipes cobbled together from the women I knew, and even those I didn’t, as several of my great-grandmother’s recipes made an appearance in the book, thanks to my aunt. That recipe book has been one of the greatest of my
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‘To Labor Is to Pray’ – Reviving Craftsmanship in American Life 18
- Culture, Economics, Featured, Philosophy, Uncategorized
- August 5, 2025
I’ve had a nagging feeling in recent months that I’m a bit of a dinosaur in a certain area of fashion. The reason? I still wear a wristwatch. By wristwatch, I don’t mean a minicomputer screen strapped above my hand from which I get texts and monitor my heartbeat and blood pressure (or whatever else
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Is it Time to Admit That Divorce Hurts Kids Big Time?34
- Culture, Economics, Family, Featured, MomThink, Uncategorized
- July 29, 2025
In May of this year, the Institute of Family Studies reported on groundbreaking research about the effects of divorce on children and families. The short version? It’s not good. But that shouldn’t surprise those of us who believe there’s a reason that marriage is among the oldest human institutions. The study by Andrew Johnston, Maggie Jones, and Nolan Pope used tax
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