For nearly a century, the 30‑year mortgage has been the backbone of American homeownership. Born out of the Great Depression, it became dominant because it offered families flexibility: lower monthly...
Affordability. It is the hot, new political slogan, a catch-all lament for the frustrations of daily economic life. But behind the chatter — behind the talk of grocery bills that...
I am never a fan of expanding government. More government always either costs taxpayers money through programs or subsides, distorts market incentives or imposes some kind of regulatory burden on...
The world is watching a slow-motion atrocity unfold in Nigeria and Ethiopia, and too many global institutions refuse to speak the truth about what it is: A Christian genocide.
"Alibaba provides tech support for Chinese military 'operations' against targets in the U.S." That is what a White House memo charges, according to a November 14 report in the Financial...
Polls show that the age-group of Americans most worried about “affordability” are the 20 and 30 somethings. That’s young millennials and the Gen Z generation.
On November 17, Japan's Ministry of Defense notified the Iwakuni city government that the Pentagon had withdrawn its Typhon missile battery from the U.S. Marine Corps air station there.
John Kerry, one of the grandest and most persistent climate scolds of the 21stcentury, lurched back into the news this week when he was knighted by Britain’s King Charles, a...
On June 22, 2025, a suicide bomber walked into the ancient Greek Orthodox Mar Elias Church in Damascus during evening prayers, detonating an explosive vest and leaving 22 people dead...
Thanksgiving is a uniquely American holiday. In fact, while a few other countries have a national day for prayer or thankfulness, nothing truly resembles our Thanksgiving Day. Europe, with its...
Thanksgiving is always a wonderful day for me. I remember as a child our family would gather in Lewistown, Penn. for a huge gathering. It was special to me as...
President Trump’s decision to authorize targeted strikes on drug-running vessels leaving the Venezuelan coast has drawn predictable criticism from academics and international bureaucrats. The truth is simple.
Will America’s electricity grid make it through the impending winter of 2025-26 without suffering major blackouts? It’s a legitimate question to ask given the dearth of adequate dispatchable baseload that...
Unveiling in Illinois we see the signature of modern political gaslighting and moral posturing without moral clarity. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson both engage in performative...
Washington is sleepwalking into a strategic defeat in Africa. While U.S. officials debate talking points about “supply-chain resilience,” China is moving with speed, discipline, and enormous capital to lock down...