For years, Republicans have vowed to focus on the biggest issue plaguing the United States: our federal debt. Now, in the wake of their victory earlier this month, they have a chance to make good on those promises. 　　One step that has already been announced is that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head up a new “government efficiency commission”...

　　BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY:“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.” -Colossians 3:15 　　3 Ways to Be Thankful Through the Holidays 　　By Lynette Kittle 　　Especially during the holidays, it’s easy for a heart of thankfulness to fade.And as with most things in life, it’s...

　　The plot of Fritz Lang’s enigmatic 1927 silent film Metropolis revolves around a group of powerful elites determined to maintain their hold over the masses. To do so, they set out to invent artificial crises with the intention to set the everyday folk against each other and thus distract them from the real crisis of the elite’s inordinate and corrupt...

　　Why Your In-Laws Shouldn't Be Your Biggest Enemies 　　By: Vivian Bricker 　　A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another (John 13:34). 　　It is very common for married couples to dislike their in-laws.This is a trendI have seen too often and it makes me feel pretty bad, to be...

　　The Russian Revolution unfolded in such an astonishing and immensely complex series of events that it is difficult to grasp what really happened. This is why Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, in his work of dramatized history, The Red Wheel, tried to capture the truth and meaning of the Revolution by exploring certain nodal points, or short periods of time, that give us...

　　Growing in Gratitude for Gifts from Above 　　By Whitney Hopler 　　Bible Reading 　　“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.” – James 1:17, NIV 　　A recent solar storm made it possible to see the northern lights in locations much farther south than where they...

　　Giving Thanks for the Hidden Refuge 　　By Sarah Frazer 　　Bible Reading 　　“He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High 　　will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.” Psalm 91:1 (ESV) 　　Saying “thank you” is a polite and often expected response when someone does something nice to us. Whenever a friend makes a meal, or shows up after a...

　　There’s a case to be made against the Supreme Court’s landmark 1964 decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, and Carson Holloway makes it. Sullivan, despite a bit of handwaving in the majority opinion, represented a drastic departure from previous law, one without any particular warrant in the Constitution. It was, in effect, a subsidy to the mass media, allowing...

　　The policies of the incoming administration with regard to the federal role in education, despite a great deal of fearmongering during the election season, have not yet taken shape. Though the administration nominated Linda McMahon for Secretary of Education this week, the administrations priorities in education are being assessed on the basis of statements made by candidates during the election....

　　The debate over disinformation today reveals a fundamental divide not merely between Republicans and Democrats, but between two philosophies of human nature that both trace their lineage to the Enlightenment. Those advocating government suppression of disinformation believe that individuals are products of their environment, molded by the inputs they receive. Confident that society can be perfected by carefully controlled influences,...

　　Thanksgiving: A Story of Persistence 　　This devotional was written by Kelly McFadden 　　Brethren, I do not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet; but one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. —Philippians...

　　Among conservatives, there is little doubt that higher education needs a wake-up call. Waves of antisemitism, harmful DEI initiatives, the loss of core curriculum, bloated administrations, and a general lack of direction and self-understanding plague contemporary universities. Few disagree with the diagnosis, but even fewer agree on the prescription. Some would have state legislatures take a more active role in...