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Real Problem, One Real Solution
In the ’70s film, The Graduate, young Benjamin Braddock is attending a celebratory party arranged by his parents when he is pulled to the side by a business friend of the family. The older man puts his arm around Ben, then lowers his voice before distilling his business wisdom into one word: Plastics. Plastics may have been the best career...
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History Will Remember
Today, Congress is set to certify the 2024 election results, officially confirming Donald Trump as president for another four-year term. Vice President Kamala Harris will...
Answering When Hope Calls
What if George Bailey jumped from the bridge? What if he truly believed that his life held no value and that he was only worth...
America’s Christmas Carol
“Are these the shadows of the things that Will be, or are they the shadows of things that May be, only?,” Scrooge asked. Still the...
A Public Trust
Last week, ABC News announced a $15 million settlement to resolve a defamation lawsuit involving the network and news anchor George Stephanopoulos. The lawsuit stemmed...
How Do We Rebuild America?
“The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the...
An Answered Prayer
Today, five years after Parisians and the world watched in disbelief as flames engulfed Notre Dame Cathedral, a prayer was answered and the hard work...