A frustrating part of surviving the social landscape of Gen Z is that there are silent, digital cues to affirm one's loyalty to another. These cues are often not explicitly stated. To understand these cues one must first betray the social paradigm, suggesting to the tribe that you are either ...
Taxes are about collective impact — we all pay what we owe so that we all have what we need to survive and thrive. This is clear in the bus that takes my child to school every day and in the quality of educational programs he attends. I saw it in the ambulance that helped my elderly neighbor ...
Thursday marked 60 days since the start of Trump's failed war in Iran. The U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8) gives Congress the power "To declare War," and the War Powers Resolution of 1973 -- enacted over Nixon's veto -- mandates that troops be withdrawn within 60 days unless Congress extends the deadline or declares war. On Thursday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed that Trump doesn't need Congress' approval to continue the war past the 60-day mark because the ceasefire agreement with Iran has effectively stopped the clock. (Trump echoed Hegseth's claim in a letter ...
Turning gratitude into words is a beneficial skill for everyone. It is especially valuable to teach children that taking the time to thank someone is a social skill that celebrates both parties. Your child will not only learn how someone's kindness or assistance has affected them, but they ...
People of a certain age will recall a lyric from the Tennessee Ernie Ford song "Sixteen Tons": "Another day older and deeper in debt." I thought of that song as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth asked Congress to approve a $1.5 trillion budget for fiscal year 2027 to put the military on what he ...
The left's compassion has inflicted a terrible price on America's poor. In 1964, former President Lyndon B. Johnson declared an "unconditional war on poverty." He warned it "will not be a short or easy struggle," but that "the richest Nation on earth can afford to win it." He was right that it wouldn't be a short or easy struggle. Johnson and Congress created a host of new federal programs, including the Job Corps, Head Start and the Office of Economic Opportunity. His "Great Society" programs included Medicare and Medicaid. In 1965, he signed a housing bill that included rent ...
