The Buddhist proverb, "If your mind is a cluttered room, even a diamond will just look like piece of garbage on the floor," ...

Beneath their rhetoric lies the familiar Washington story of a bill shaped less by evidence than by the demands of organized ...

Gerald Ford’s 1976 message of unity, immigration and civic trust is exactly what today’s divided nation needs.

On June 26, 2026, the Texas State Board of Education approved a required reading list for public schools, including ...

“It’s got a lot of damage. The nose might fall off,” said my son, staring at the mask in his hands. He’d just returned from a ...

Like other states, Oklahoma could choose to regulate insurance in ways that don’t create such a burden on its people.

What was real and what wasn't true in the movie about George Washington called 'Young Washington'?

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The books and movies offer mixed messages. But then again, the average American has a violently mixed relationship with art.

In the Gospel of John, Jesus said, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (8:32). Those words are true. You may also have discovered another truth — that before the truth makes you ...

From The Lord of the Rings, to The Dark Knight, to the Before films, these movie trilogies feature writing that remains ...