On Thanksgiving we rightly give thanks. And let’s be clear that, amid all the turmoil that consumes daily headlines, we Americans do indeed have a lot to be thankful for. We are still relatively free. We are also incredibly prosperous…
It’s Thanksgiving week, and so something this column usually does toward the end of the week now appears closer to the beginning. Because even with things teetering on disaster on several fronts, there are lots of things to be thankful…
This Thanksgiving, agitators are assembling at Plymouth Rock for a “National Day of Mourning.” They’re protesting what they describe as “the genocide of millions of Native people, the theft of Native lands and the erasure of Native cultures.” They urge:…
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and, in addition to giving thanks, you have to cook. This year it’s your turn, and you haven’t found a way to get out of it. Don’t worry; I know how to do it. I know how…
WASHINGTON — The Holiday Season commences: Thanksgiving Day, and all the jokes about turkeys; Christmas Day, and all the gifts we give and receive; and finally New Year’s Day and all the bowl games, more food, more drink, leftover turkey,…
Oumi built a school in Abidjan, her home town, last winter. The idea came to her when she realized that in the sprawling, crowded, poor yet lively borough she knew as a child, children might have running water and electricity…
Thank you, G-d, for America. Thank you for directing Christopher Columbus in the wrong geographical direction when he set sail for India. Thank you for giving Columbus life, for making him a risk-taker, for inspiring the government of Spain to…
Thanksgiving is a time for reflecting on all those things for which we are grateful. It seems particularly important now at the end of the second year featuring a pandemic and unprecedented restrictions. This past year also brought many abuses…
Thanksgiving, despite being increasingly under fire from the politically correct police, remains a culturally significant holiday, the catalyst for family reunions, charitable giving, and most importantly, a reminder to express gratitude for our blessings. While some people look forward to…
The American Farm Bureau Federation estimates a Thanksgiving dinner for 10 at $53.31, a 14 percent increase from last year and by far the most expensive meal in the 36-year history of the holiday survey. Do not blame farmers for…