Anyone old enough to have lived through the mayhem and economic decline of the 1970s probably will recall the tax cut heard round the world. That was the famous California ballot initiative Proposition 13, which slashed property taxes by more than 25% and then screwed a tight cap on future rate ...

As Zohran Mamdani rides frontrunner status in the final seven weeks before the mayoral election, he's moving rapidly to the left. Despite efforts by the business community to build bridges with Mamdani, he is ratcheting up his anti-capitalist rhetoric, equating profit with greed, rolling out ...

When I was a kid, childhood meant playing on the street, riding my bike, hanging out with friends. Most kids now experience a different childhood. Jonathan Haidt's bestselling book, "The Anxious Generation," talks about that. He calls it "a tragedy in two acts." "Act One, we lose the ...

History has a way of handing down timeless wisdom. Corrie Ten Boom was a Dutch watchmaker who risked everything to protect others during World War II. She endured the horrors of a concentration camp, and yet, after the war, Corrie spoke around the world about faith, forgiveness, and resilience. ...

Would you hire someone who handed you their resume and you see they have failed at every job they held for the past 29 years? If you said no, then welcome to common sense America. If you said yes, then welcome to the United States Congress. The single most important function of Congress is to ...

Across America’s states and territories there is a unique mix of history and heritages. From New England to New Orleans to Iowa to Texas to San Diego to Guam and every place in between, there are varying pronunciations, sayings, or traditions. Michigan has its own distinctive pronunciation ...