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An essay appeared recently in The Wall Street Journal under the headline "What Happens When a Whole Generation Never Grows Up?"

Behavior that has always been understood to define what it means to be an adult is disappearing among America's younger generations.

Institutions always seen as the sinews that define and hold together a society -- ...Read more

Following defeat in the presidential election, Democratic Party leadership is doing much needed soul searching.

Those not in denial know there is something wrong.

Per Gallup, in the 10 months in 2024 prior to the election, January to October, the Democrat partisan advantage -- the percentage identifying as Democrat or lean Democrat minus the...Read more

It is proof of the power of our faith that the spirit of Christmas prevails over all the reasons for cynicism.

I'm thinking now of Psalm 40:4 where we read: Fortunate is the man who has puts his trust in God and has not turned to the arrogant and to those who stray after falsehood.

Regarding "the arrogant and those who stray after falsehood,...Read more

According to coverage in The Wall Street Journal in the case against Luigi Mangione, suspected of murdering the CEO of UnitedHealthcare outside a Manhattan hotel, potential arguments in his defense will be his "mental state at the time of the killing."

"Two defenses in New York state -- a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity and claiming ...Read more

One question emerging from the presidential election exit polls is the disconnect between Black men and women and Hispanic men and women.

Donald Trump received support from 21% of Black men and 7% of Black women, a disparity of 14 points. He got support from 54% of Hispanic men and 39% of Hispanic women, a disparity of 15 points.

There was ...Read more

Dean of the nation's political analysts, Michael Barone, sat down with The Wall Street Journal to discuss the 2024 election.

The headline that emerged from that discussion was "Donald Trump's Rainbow Coalition," noting that the monopoly of the Democratic Party over the nation's Black vote seems to be over.

If this is true, and it indeed ...Read more

Coincident with Donald Trump's electoral victory, increasing numbers of America's corporations are backing off their DEI -- diversity, equity, inclusion -- programs.

Trump opposition to DEI is clear, and J.D. Vance's bold opposition to this agenda was one of the reasons for his selection as Trump's running mate.

As the Trump transition team ...Read more

I pull the following directly from the summary of the 2024 annual reports of the Social Security and Medicare Boards of Trustees:

"The Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund (that is, Social Security) will be able to pay 100 percent of total scheduled benefits until 2033, unchanged from last year's report. At that time, the fund's ...Read more

Two weeks ago, I wrote, "There seems to be only one thing about which all Americans agree ... that something is very wrong in our nation."

My point then was that all the polling data has been pointing in one direction -- Americans of all persuasions are not happy with what's happening in and the direction of our country.

Now we see, despite ...Read more

As we move to the conclusion of this election cycle, there seems to be only one thing about which all Americans agree.

That is, that something is very wrong in our nation.

In the latest Gallup polling, only 22% say they are satisfied with the direction of the country. The highest this has been over the last 16 years was 45% back in February ...Read more

The Fraser Institute in Vancouver, Canada, just published, for 2024, its annual Economic Freedom of the World Report.

There are many ideas about what freedom means.

Economic freedom, which the Fraser Institute focuses on, is of key and central importance. It is about the extent to which individuals have control of their economic life.

It's ...Read more