America and Americans

The right needs to study the late Massachusetts congressman not to praise him, but to understand him. Barney Frank spent his final months warning Democrats that the left had become a danger to itself. Frank, the 16-term congressman from Massachusetts who died May 19 at 86, had been promoting a book scheduled for September publication: […]

Have you ever been accused of “wearing a tinfoil hat?”  Those who blindly accept every official narrative of the mainstream press, the government, the healthcare industry, and the culture at large often like to ridicule people who have doubts or questions as “conspiracy theorists.” They mock them, saying they’re wearing “tinfoil hats.” This has become

My daughter Karen became enthralled with the Food Network decades ago, but it took me until the past few years to be equally hooked! While I usually don’t like competitions because most competitors on Iron Chef America or Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives or Beat Bobby Flay, et al, are so equally talented that

This month marks another anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. For generations, this tragic story has captivated hearts and minds.  The loss of the Titanic left a shaken world in disbelief and made people stop and think. I became deeply intrigued by the Titanic from the moment I learned of its story as a

How do you solve a problem like Candace Owens? Well, first we have to realize that something is deeply wrong here. I think most people have realized that. The next step is to figure out what exactly is wrong—what’s going on with this woman? I believe I can answer this question. On the final question,

Damon Wise opened his barbecue restaurant, Pineapple Express, in Montclair, N.J., with a traditional business plan. Forty percent of the revenue would come from food sales, and 60 percent would come from alcohol. A veteran of the New York City restaurant world who had operated restaurants in multiple states, he knew this was the magic

When I was growing up in New Haven, CT., my parents subscribed not only to our local newspaper––The New Haven Register, still extant––but also to The New York Times and the now defunct (since 1966) The New York Herald Tribune. I think I was about eight or nine years old when I was idly flipping

The decline of religion remains a fundamental reality in most Western countries, particularly in Europe, where over 50% of those under age 40 do not identify with any faith. Even in more religious America, some estimate that as many as 100,000 churches will close in the near future. Meanwhile, the ranks of “Nones,” those outside religious communities, have grown so large

I Don’t Recognize My America Any More! Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people. Roy T. Bennett, author of The Light in the Heart Goodness is about character – integrity, honesty, kindness, generosity, moral courage, and the like. More than anything else, it is