If there is one thing we can count on, it is the annual warning that China is on the verge of collapsing. Don’t believe me? Here are articles from 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. And here is another article with citations going back to 1990, all warning about the same thing:...

　　Today, a good lawyer is understood to be someone familiar with a certain body of knowledge related to the law, and who possesses the skills necessary to put that knowledge into practice. People are less likely to see excellence in the legal profession requiring a commitment to a certain way of life that makes demands on the lawyer’s character, motivations,...

　　Never the Same Again 　　And having been warned by God in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their own country by another way.Matthew 2:12 　　When I was 17 years old, I heard the true message of Christmas. It finally made sense to me, and God showed me that I needed His Son—not just to know facts...

　　David Brooks, with his clear eye, is one of those writers with a knack for capturing a cultural moment in print. BoBos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There (2001) was a standout achievement for the year it appeared, describing the culturally dominant new man that arose in the decade after the project to produce homo...

　　In November, Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy. Was this because it was a particularly ill-managed company? No, Spirit Airlines went bankrupt because the United States is no longer a truly capitalist country. It is instead a country with a predatory economy in which productive capital is formally under the legal ownership of private investors but de facto controlled by government...

　　Love Like Jesus 　　By Brent Rinehart 　　“Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself for her”- Ephesians 5:25 　　I could tell from the smile on my wife’s face, there had been an amazing encounter. She was beaming. She proceeded to tell me about her impromptu visit to a roadside produce stand to buy tomatoes and...

　　A Prayer of Healing for the Brokenhearted This Christmas 　　By Alisha Headley 　　Bible Reading: 　　“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy...

　　The French-Genevan philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712–78) is often dismissed by conservatives on account of the influence of his Social Contract in helping to inspire the French Revolution and its attendant horrors. But far from being an advocate of violent revolution (though he thought it inevitable), let alone anarchy or terror, Rousseau was a thoughtful critic of the excesses of the...

　　For the first time in many years, Puerto Rico became a notable political topic during this year’s presidential election cycle. This attention stemmed from controversial “jokes” made by comedian Tony Hinchcliffe who referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage” during a Trump rally at Madison Square Garden. Regardless of the intended humour, which was poorly received by...

　　A Christmas Prayer for the Merry...and Not So Merry 　　But the angel reassured them. 'Don't be afraid!' he said. 'I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior — yes, the Messiah, the Lord — has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David!' Luke 2:10-11 (NLT)Father God, 　　We thank You and praise...

　　What Does it Mean to Offer God a “Sacrifice of Praise”? (Hebrews 13:15) 　　By Debbie McDaniel 　　Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise--the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. – Hebrews 13:15 　　We have so much to praise God for every day, there's great power in giving honor to Him. The Bible...

　　Mary Beard’s excellent new book, Emperor of Rome, begins with a timeline of Roman emperors from Julius Caesar to Alexander Severus that gives each emperor’s years of reign, a quick fact or two, and often, his manner of death. But these three pages are the last time that Beard presents her readers with anything like a forced march through Roman...