2023-06-05T06:08:21-05:00

I remember my visit to Beijing’s massive Tiananmen Square some years ago as if it were yesterday. The area is named for a gate in the wall of the Imperial City built in 1417; the square was built in 1651… Read more

2023-06-02T06:11:28-05:00

Chick-fil-A made news again this week—complete with calls to boycott the fast-food chain—in response to ire over the company’s stance on diversity, equity, and inclusivity (DEI). Of course, Chick-fil-A is no stranger to such controversy, but this time it came… Read more

2023-06-01T06:04:30-05:00

America is the kind of nation where a girl born in the Galveston County Jail can grow up to graduate from high school at the top of her class and attend Harvard University this fall. Our nation’s founding belief that… Read more

2023-05-31T06:00:11-05:00

Clayton Kershaw has long been one of my favorite athletes. It was my privilege to interview him a few years ago as part of a fundraising event for a ministry we both support. He and his wife Ellen are two… Read more

2023-05-30T06:07:07-05:00

Target recently lost $10 billion in market valuation over ten days as its Pride-themed clothing line for children provoked a massive backlash. Nonetheless, CEO Brian Cornell has defended his company’s LGBTQ advocacy: “It’s helping us drive sales, it’s building greater… Read more

2023-04-28T06:01:01-05:00

Famed—and infamous—talk show host Jerry Springer died yesterday at the age of seventy-nine after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Jene Galvin, a family spokesperson and longtime friend of Springer’s, recalled how “Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at… Read more

2023-04-27T06:07:17-05:00

On a morning when economic fears and “brutal fighting” in Ukraine are making headlines, let’s begin with some good news: a crew with the Austin Fire Department in Texas passed a house where a ninety-five-year-old man was struggling to mow… Read more

2023-04-26T06:08:09-05:00

President Joe Biden announced Tuesday morning that he’s running for reelection. His three-minute campaign video came on the four-year anniversary of when he declared for the White House in 2019 with a promise to heal the “soul of the nation.”… Read more

2023-04-25T06:00:33-05:00

On Monday, Fox News announced that they are “parting ways” with Tucker Carlson—the highest-rated host in cable news. Carlson’s final show aired last Friday, and he signed off by telling his audience, “We’ll be back on Monday; in the meantime,… Read more

2023-04-24T06:13:15-05:00

Elon Musk recently tweeted, “Violent crime in SF is horrific.” A responding headline in the Sunday Los Angeles Times caught my eye: “Sorry, San Francisco is not the crime-ridden hellhole the far right claims it is.” The reason, we’re told,… Read more


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