The 9/11 comeback pitch by President George W. Bush galvanized the nation. The emotion on the president’s face, the FDNY jacket he wore to recognize the first responders, and the crowd’s roaring chant of “USA” made that into one of the greatest moments in history. Sports have unified America and promoted patriotism, but most importantly,...
One of the reasons that I chose to put Harrisonburg, Va., on my list of towns to visit in this election cycle is that for over 20 years, it has been a refugee resettlement location and I expected this to be a matter of some controversy. But once there, I found something different and rare:...
PROGRAMMING ALERT: Watch “What Happens Next: An End Times Town Hall With Max Lucado” available now on Fox Nation. By the time I arrived in San Antonio as a young minister in 1988, Buckner Fanning was already legendary. He was several decades into what would be a 40-year stint as pastor of Trinity Baptist Church....
Harrisonburg, Virginia, is a beautiful little town nestled in the Shenandoah Valley that is waking up from a nap as it awaits the arrival of students to James Madison University next week. “They come from New York or New Jersey and register to vote here,” Marla, the manager of the Texas Inn diner told me....
It feels almost sacrilegious to say, butsummerbreakistoolong.It’s a quarter of the year (more than 2,000 hours). Doesn’t that already make the case? It’ssummer, so I can daydream: Schools should offer more instructional days. Some U.S. schools have started to, and other countries do. I hesitate to suggest taking some of the best things in life...
So it turns out that an aw shucks Midwesterner – who grew up in small town Nebraska and went on to be a governor, can team up with the vice president who had run a fairly abysmal campaign for president in 2020 – and generate enormous enthusiasm among a base Democratic crowd who had gotten...
When evaluating what to do about a product or technology—for example, a prescription drug—we need to carefully weigh the benefits and side effects of our alternatives. This is a commonsense principle that most people agree with, but few people follow when it comes to one particular technology: fossil fuels. Instead, many people—following the example of...
Withthen-Tropical Storm Debby moving offandupthewest coast of Florida, I convinced my wife that it wastheperfect time to seethemovie “Twisters” again.I surmised that with wind gusts consistently over 40 mph and torrential rain, we would havethemovietheater to ourselves. Boy, was I wrong.A full two weeks after the movie’s release,thetheater was sold out. What? Cast members attend...
As anyone who has served in the military knows, there are often good-spirited jokes about other branches and jobs. The Air Force gets called the “Chair Force” (we love this, actually) and so on. While not true, these jokes keep interservice rivalries lively and everyone on their toes. In general, we all respect each other...
All parents ask their children what they want to be when they grow up. Astronaut, firefighter and doctor have long been favorites. But California has now added a dubious new profession to the list: shoplifting entrepreneur. Shoplifting in California has become so rampant that it’s no longer just a petty crime. It’s an $8 billion...
