The leisurely pace of the new year gives birth to reflection. We celebrate the new year, but from time immemorial each new year proves the prescience of Ecclesiastes, that there is nothing new under the sun. Then why do the celebrations endure? Because hope springs eternal. Happiness is ...

A revolution brews in the Democratic Party, and it's not the usual left-wing threats to sabotage moderate Democratic candidates. It's the Democratic mainstream telling the fringe to go pound sand. The causes change. It used to be defunding police. Now it is the war in Gaza. Irritation among ...

As a new year dawns, it's customary to reflect on the past and set resolutions for the future. This year, let's resolve to greet three widespread claims with healthy doses of skepticism. The first dubious claim is that income inequality in the United States has inexorably risen since the ...

Here in the heart of Washington, D.C., often considered a city of people passing through, I met a family of four female generations under the same roof. That was a heartwarming New Year's gift. My large apartment building, a Roaring ’20s number with a fountain in front, sometimes seems like ...

Are you a MAKER or a TAKER? Politicians are often takers. They take our money (and freedom) in the name of achieving goals they rarely achieve. Elon Musk and Sen. Elizabeth Warren may be the best examples of maker and taker. They're the stars of my video this week. Warren shouts, "Tax the ...

Nearly 80 years after the defeat of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler's Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda remains the go-to source for how-to advice on large-scale con-artistry. "The most brilliant propagandist technique will yield no success unless one fundamental principle is borne in ...