Six days after the commencement of Operation Epic Fury, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce, in the context of the ongoing joint American-Israeli military campaign against the Islamic Republic of Iran: "There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!" In the ...

Growing up in the greater New York City area meant exposure to every Broadway and Off-Broadway play through television, print, and radio advertising. So, it followed that we had a thriving theatre program through summer school enrichment and two wonderful teachers who brought it to the ...

At a Catholic Bible study I used to attend in my hometown we were discussing the scripture readings for the following Sunday when the topic of prayer for the dead came up. The priest told us that most Protestant Christians do not pray for the dead. Many in the room were shocked to hear that. ...

Winter weather of cold air and abundant snowfall is appreciated by many of us. Those that enjoy alpine or Nordic skiing, snowmobiling, hockey, ice skating, and ice fishing have likely appreciated this winter. In our forests, winter weather impacts plants and animals in different ways. For ...

Will President Donald Trump's war against Iran, undertaken in alignment with Israel, prove to be an electoral albatross for Republicans in November? Could Democrats, salivating at the prospect of impeaching and removing Trump from office in 2027, regain control of the House and Senate, fueled ...

The University of Notre Dame generated plenty of headlines recently -- most of them critical -- when it named political science professor Susan Ostermann to lead the Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies in the Keough School of Global Affairs. While no one challenged Ostermann's scholarly ...