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Blundering Biden channels FDR in strike against U.S. Supreme Court

History.com/Getty Images Joe Biden, desperately trying to remain relevant in a stunning political summer that has cast him to the...
By Dane Hicks
4 min
02Aug 2024

From the Paris Olympics to the Christian West, persecution comes with the territory

Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. – 2 Timothy 3:12 The Paris...
By Dane Hicks
6 min
31Jul 2024

What was “unity” is back to “existential threat”

Associated Press photo After a gunman drew blood on the leading presidential candidate just a bare few weeks ago, the...
By Dane Hicks
4 min
30Jul 2024

Harris’ presidential goals – Beating Trump and ending babies’ lives

I’m a little concerned about Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president. Not because I think she has any...
By Dan Thalmann
1 min
29Jul 2024

IRS stats prove outmigration of people, income from high-tax states like Kansas

Recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data underscore a significant trend: people and income continue moving from high-tax to low-tax states. The pandemic...
By Dane Hicks
5 min
24Jul 2024

How can we recognize the signs when someone is broken?

John Schrank, Lynette Fromme, John Hinkley, Jr., and now Thomas Matthew Crooks. These are the names of those who have...
By Earl Watt
4 min
22Jul 2024

Is a kinder, gentler nation even possible? I hope so

Donald Trump is a glance to his right away from a casket. Had he not directed his Butler, Penn., rally...
By Earl Watt
5 min
22Jul 2024

Rhetoric for Radicals: How the left created the political climate for homicidal fury

When the name of a prominent conservative politician came up in conversation a few years ago, a newspaper colleague of...
By Dane Hicks
5 min
15Jul 2024

A simple prayer for our country

Sometimes I think it is important to step back and contemplate the challenges facing our country. Rather than react to...
By Dan Thalmann
1 min
15Jul 2024

No, you don’t get credit for people going back to work after COVID

From fact checkers to partisan online hacks, some numbers being shared about the economy defy the smell test. The worst...
By Earl Watt
4 min
11Jul 2024