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How to reverse societal decline

Retail stores locking up items is the symptom of a much larger problem. I recently went to Walmart and had ibuprofen on my shopping list. I went to the medicine section and -- groan -- saw this $5 item locked behind glass. There were a couple of other people already waiting, so I looked around for a call button. That's when one of the people waiting said an employee was already helping them, but needed to get more boxes. I was utterly confused. One of the waiting customers remarked that he was from Florida and that stores there didn't have items behind locked glass. What a ...

San Francisco’s latest radical experiment

San Francisco, a city long associated with exotic ideas, has been experimenting with a radical notion -- cracking down on car thieves. Unlike some of the city's other adventures, this one is actually working out. Car break-ins are down 85% from 2023, and are down 50% the first three ...

The ongoing, heartbreaking Nancy Guthrie case

The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, has been a grueling national story. It has been over two months since Nancy was last seen on Feb. 1 at her home in Tucson, Arizona, and her case is perplexing and incredibly frustrating, as no specific suspects have been identified, and authorities continue to analyze surveillance video and retrieve DNA samples. Savannah returned to the "Today" show this month, and even for those of us who do not regularly watch her on weekday mornings, our hearts are still broken for her, and many of us have prayed for ...

Hegseth’s holy war has become a disaster

Watching Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth lead us to war against Iran reminds me, as war stories often do, of a scene in one of my favorite war movies. I'm talking about the unforgettable Lt. Col. Bill Kilgore, brilliantly played by Robert Duvall, in Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 Vietnam War classic, "Apocalypse Now." The strutting, bare-chested Kilgore delivers one of the most memorable lines in cinematic history, as artillery explodes around him and others take cover in foxholes: "I love the smell of napalm in the morning. ... Smells like ... victory." Having just returned a few ...

Iran – ‘Godfather’ tactics and a golf mulligan is needed

As a fan of the movie "The Godfather," there is a classic line that is referenced that sets the tone for the entire movie. Michael Corleone tells his soon-to-be wife how his father was able to establish himself as a ruthless negotiator. In essence, "my father made a person an offer that they could not refuse" - translation: Either you give me what I want or else. "Because I assure you your brains or your signature will be on the contract in front of you." In the movie, it worked. Oh well.... that is great theater. But it is not necessarily true in real life, especially anytime you are ...

Dana Bash redefines CNN’s democrat spin as ‘objective reporting’

News consumer, beware: journalists are trying to redefine what "objective" means. They think objectivity is for losers who don't have the guts to stand up for "the right side of history." Take CNN, which brands itself as an anti-Trump outfit. In an interview with CNN host Dana Bash for Modern Luxury magazine, writer Michael McCarthy summarized: "Where once the journalistic mandate was often framed as presenting opposing viewpoints and allowing the audience to decide, Bash argues that such symmetry no longer suffices." Forget "symmetry." Imbalance is in. Bash argued that objective ...