The debate regarding the value of a college degree has resurfaced in the news recently. With tuition continuing to increase at universities and colleges across the country, many people have, as NBC News political reporter Ben Kamisar described, "grown sour on one of the longtime key ...
What do you mean it's only February 3? From Minneapolis to Venezuela to Greenland, a year's worth of current events have unfolded in a matter of weeks. Here are a few things that feel as long as the first few weeks of January have felt: The first workout after vacation at the all-inclusive ...
Conservatives could look at today's incredibly fractured media environment and wonder why anyone would need to worry about the elite media, considering their trust numbers are in the basement (except among liberals) and their audiences keep eroding. But just breathe the media air any day, and what we used to call the "dominant media" still dominates in setting the political agenda — in determining what everyone talks about. There was an old maxim that the media can't tell you what to think, but they'll tell you what to think about. This again came to mind when MS NOW host Nicolle ...
Does it sometimes seem as though too many people have never learned the lessons of the schoolyard? If you capitulate to a bully, you will be bullied forever. If you stand up to him, he will back down. What's true on the playground is also true in the office, in politics and in international ...
Last week, a half-dozen masked and unidentifiable Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents killed a 37-year-old federal employee, a nurse, by spraying pepper spray into his eyes, pushing him to the ground, stealing his lawfully owned and carried handgun, and then shooting him nine times in ...
Ancient proverbs can be helpful in adjusting our language and behavior in ways that can benefit every generation. They have become ancient because they work. One example: "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger " (Proverbs 15:1). It means calm, patient and kind words ...
