This time last year, I struggled with my New Year's resolution to go to the gym. This year I have made significant progress. I am going to the gym on a semiregular basis. And by "semiregular," I mean that I go often enough that I actually remember where it's located between visits. The bad ...
Positive Thinking TO THE EDITOR: Most people have heard of positive thinking from authors like Norman Vincent Peale. So is positive thinking just another word for faith? The positive thinking theory implies that one's positive or negative thoughts influence a person's own body and personality ...
President Donald Trump's executive orders banning Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI)-related racial and gender preferencing have ostensibly doomed the DEI industry. But DEI was already on its last legs. Half of all Americans no longer approve of racial, ethnic, or gender preferences. DEI had ...
On a sunny morning in May 1984, I reported for a job as first lady Nancy Reagan's speechwriter. I drove my Toyota Corolla up to the Ellipse, careful to display the special tag permitting me to park quite close to the East Wing, and ventured inside, past the line of visitors awaiting their ...
Let's take a tour of the 13th congressional district in Illinois. It starts in East St. Louis and then moves steadily north. By the time it gets to Springfield, home of Abraham Lincoln, about 90 miles away, it takes a sharp turn to the east, reaching Decatur and finally Champaign, itself ...
As a 21-year-old woman who grew up in a Catholic family, I was bestowed with an interesting perspective on feminism and the place of women in our modern society. The Church’s traditional teaching on the role of women often conflicted with my mother’s fiery, determined personality. She and I ...