Americans will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Founding tomorrow with an extravaganza of concerts, parties, fireworks, and parades. Service members from over 100 countries […]
The Doughnut Moment That Changed TV Comedy Forever
On my third day in show business, I walked into Stage 25 at Paramount Studios to grab a coffee and doughnut. It was January 1990—I […]
Therapy Nation: How America’s Mental Health Obsession Is Deepening Division
Depressed? Anxious? Maybe you should see someone. If so, good luck. According to the American Psychological Association, most mental health professionals are consistently and fully […]
Trump’s Political Revolution and AI: America’s Founding Spirit in Action
America is known as a land of entrepreneurship and a country that continually reinvents itself while retaining a commitment to its Founding ideals. Are the […]
World Cup Visitors Discover America’s Unmatched Prosperity
The Great American State Fair opened on the National Mall this week, but the heartland has already drawn international attention. As the United States, Canada, […]
Harold Bloom’s Literary Legacy: A Study in Intellectual Brilliance and Unrelenting Melancholy
The Man Who Read Everything: The Literary Letters of Harold Bloom, edited by Heather Cass White, presents a collection of correspondence between the influential critic […]
Pentagon Labels BYD a Chinese Military Entity—California Governor’s Ties Under Scrutiny
A former U.S. ambassador has warned that the Department of War’s recent designation of BYD as a Chinese military company poses an immediate threat to […]
Alito’s Empathy for the Silent Majority: A Re-evaluation of Peter Canellos’ ‘Revenge for the Sixties’
When asked what he was looking for in a Supreme Court justice, then-president Barack Obama famously observed, “I view that quality of empathy, of understanding […]
U.S. Diplomacy Faces Reality Check in Iran Strait Agreement
With skirmishes erupting near the Persian Gulf and a memorandum of understanding reportedly moving toward the president’s desk, the Middle East is teetering between renewed […]
Silence in the Mix: How ‘Tuner’ Turns a Piano Tuner’s Disability into a Masterful Heist
The recent film Tuner bears striking similarities to several productions from the past decade, which may lead some to question its originality. A storyline centered […]