Politics

Need Inspiration? Just Look Around 2
- Politics, Culture
- February 28, 2023
Dreams, determination, talent, and guts are critical to be successful in the world of sports. From the Olympic gymnast to the star quarterback of a high school football team, all good athletes possess these attributes. Since elementary school, they have spent countless hours chasing their ambitions, developing their skills, and learning the ins-and-outs of their
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American Girl and the Historical Nostalgia Trap 2
- Politics, Culture
- February 27, 2023
While checking out Twitter the other day, I happened to notice that “American Girl” was trending. A fan of the pricy doll collection as a child, I clicked on the trend to see what was up. To my surprise, American Girl was announcing a brand new pair of “historical” dolls, twins Isabel and Nicki hailing
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A Bit of Good News From the Front Line 4
- Culture, Politics
- February 22, 2023
LRRP (pronounced lurp) is a Vietnam War military acronym meaning long-range reconnaissance patrol. The mission of a LRRP is to penetrate enemy territory and to perform “reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition.” The concept is as old as warfare itself, but LRRP became its popular designation during the fighting in Vietnam. Now, let’s fast-forward to 2023.
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Why Making Fast Food Faster Is a Big Mistake 0
- Politics, Culture
- February 22, 2023
Just when it seemed things were returning to normal, some habits changed for the worse. The instability of COVID times took countless people out of contact with the outside world. Things became more informal, faster, and less social. One area of change was the fast-food franchises. People embraced no-touch food service during COVID. Now, the
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Why the Attack on the Family Is Doomed 0
- Politics, Family
- February 15, 2023
Writer, speaker, wife, and mother-of-five Kimberly Ells tells the story of the Hadjok family living under communist rule in Hungary before their escape over the Austrian border in The Invincible Family. By day, the two children, Vera and Johan, attended a compulsory state school, which indoctrinated them and all the other students in the tenets
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The “New Study Finds” Approach to Overregulation 0
- Politics, Science
- February 15, 2023
“Now we’re cooking with gas!” This classic Americanism carries the sense of definite progress, things working according to plan, and being headed to success (perhaps after an uncertain start). It has the same rhetorical heft as “Full steam ahead.” It was popularized by radio stars Bob Hope and Jack Benny in the 1930s, and was
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