The WaltDisneyCompany’s startling but subtle admission in its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) acknowledging their woke policies have had a deleterious effect on its bottom line is the famed organization’s latest concession to its historic drift – but not its most stunning or obvious. Published earlier this …
Read More »There's a crisis over cellphones in our schools and we can't afford to ignore it
Children should go to school to develop skills like math, reading, and writing that will help them succeed, and build healthy relationships with their peers and teachers. Unfortunately, statistics indicate that the widespread use of mobile devices in K-12 schools could make it harder for students to focus on those …
Read More »3 profound New Year's resolutions you can make when you feel helpless in our chaotic times
“From whence cometh my help…” (Psalm 121:2) It takes no great measure of depth or intelligence to realize that the global community is living through an incredibly painful moment in history – deep divisions continue in the political landscape of our nation; conflict seems unceasing in places around our globe …
Read More »There is no nationwide crime wave (and police killings are not up)
Since 1991, murder and violent crime have plummeted in the U.S. But in a widely discussed op-ed in the Wall Street Journal titled “The New Nationwide Crime Wave,” Heather Mac Donald recently made a startling claim: “Gun violence in particular is spiraling upward in cities across America.” She demonstrated this …
Read More »1,000 Days: Pastor Saeed Abedini's Iran imprisonment marks grim milestone
American Pastor Saeed Abedini has now spent 1,000 days in captivity in Iran – nearly three years suffering in prison – separated from his wife, Naghmeh, and their two young children. No one could have imagined that he would be imprisoned this long when he was taken into custody by …
Read More »The Reconciliation Option — Don't Do It Democrats
On Monday morning, in advance of this week’s bipartisan health care summit, President Obama posted a new plan for reform on the White House Web site. It closely resembles the Senate bill that passed in December. On a conference call with reporters, White House staffers told them that if Republicans …
Read More »Libya, Syria Show Obama in Way Over His Head
Developments this week with Libya and Syria show that President Barack Obama is in way over his head on U.S. foreign policy – once again. In Libya, rebel fighters are closing in on Col. Moammar Qaddafi’s stronghold of Tripoli – though remain locked in a six-month civil war and face …
Read More »Our trust in the media is sinking. Here's why that's bad news
In her 1985 speech after receiving the Best Actress Oscar for her role in “Places in the Heart,” actress Sally Field famously gushed, “You like me; you really, really like me.” The latest in a long history of surveys examining the public’s level of trust in the news media might …
Read More »Who Do You Trust?
President Reagan believed “We maintain the peace through our strength; weakness only invites aggression.” When Reagan was sworn into office in January 1981, the United States had record inflation, high unemployment and slow growth. It was commonly assumed our military had fallen behind that of our superpower rival, the Soviet …
Read More »Obama gave Netanyahu the green light on Iran
Most analysts think President Obama went to Israel in a public relations effort to smooth relations between the two countries. He wasn’t aiming for any breakthroughs in the peace process, and tried to dampen expectations in advance. The visit may have started out that way, but by the end I …
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