In 1984, NBC’s Nightly News anchor, Tom Brokaw, traveled to the Normandy beaches to witness the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. He was enormously touched, admiring the sterling qualities of the many survivors present. These individuals,…
Bruce Willis merely saw dead people. Democrats see the Republicans who murdered them. The latest manifestation of this supernatural power occurred in Colorado Springs, where an admitted heroin addict, arrested last year for threatening to bomb his own mother, murdered…
Gen Z is taking credit for quashing the projected midterm red wave. In the days following the Nov. 8 election, the claim echoed across the political landscape. Credit the kids, the 18-to-29-year-olds, for turning the red wave pink or —…
The marketing campaign looks like a success. Gallup notes that Americans identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) eclipse 7 percent. That more than doubles the figure the polling organization reported a decade ago. At this rate, gays will…
Good news! The American dream is still alive and kicking. The Walton Family Foundation recently conducted a survey of 4,004 young Americans across the nation. It found that while Millennials (aged 24-39) and Gen Z (aged 13-23) remain keenly aware of…
As autumn marches toward winter, a crispness fills the air, the days get shorter, and pumpkin spice gets replaced by peppermint, all while an emotional cocktail of hopefulness, nostalgia, and seasonal affective disorder set into the pits of stomachs. ’Tis…
If you look at the U.S. today, you might believe that we are all socialists now. Republicans no less than Democrats spend wildly. There is little that Uncle Sam does not fund or subsidize. Bernie Sanders was a serious candidate…
Travel writing. It’s all about traveling, right? COVID-19 has closed borders and restricted access, forcing the industry to concentrate on memoirs of previous trips, country-by-country updates, or speculation on what travel may look like “post-pandemic.” And when travel “shines again?”…
As the COVID-19 lockdown continues — with no end in sight for many of us living in the Northeast — police continue to report an increase in 911 calls from people snitching on their neighbors for taking their children to…