What happens when the president of the United States appears more willing to offer economic incentives to an invading nation than to guarantee the security of the nation being invaded? For nearly five years, the world has watched Russia wage…
122 babies: The USS Lincoln
One hundred twenty-two babies. One hundred twenty-two new beginnings. And fathers who spent months defending a nation while missing the first moments of their children’s lives. On Oct. 8, 2026, the USS Abraham Lincoln returned to San Diego after 321…
What should we make of Dennis Hastert’s life?
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert died over the weekend at age 84. His death closes the life of a man who occupied one of the most powerful offices in the United States and whose public reputation collided catastrophically with…
What’s this all about, Pete?
America may be entering one of the strangest intersections of warfare, technology, politics, masculinity and religion in modern history. On Sept. 30, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Pentagon will establish an Office of Religious Affairs reporting directly to him….
What you didn’t know about the Little Rock Nine
America knows the photograph: Nine courageous teenagers walked into Little Rock Central High School while an angry white segregationist resistance made Arkansas the center of an international civil rights crisis. America knows Daisy Bates. We know Gov. Orval Fabaus. We…
What made America great after 9/11
Twenty-five years ago, America was attacked. On September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed after al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes, striking the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field near Shanksville, Pa. America awakened the next morning…
Lake America?
President Donald Trump wants Americans — and Canadians — to start looking at one of the Great Lakes differently. Lake Ontario, he decrees, should become “Lake America.” At first glance, the name itself is not necessarily offensive. In fact, there…
The coat of many colors that covered the world
There are entertainers, there are legends, and then there are those rare human beings whose lives become part of the cultural fabric of a nation. Dolly Rebecca Parton was one of those people. The Tennessee-born country music legend, songwriter, actress,…
Dorie Miller: Give honor where honor is due
There are moments when changing a name is simply administrative. This is not one of them. The U.S. Navy is reportedly considering removing the name of Doris “Dorie” Miller, one of America’s most important World War II heroes, from the…
The White House is a crime scene
The White House is often called “The People’s House.” It is supposed to symbolize public service, sacrifice and stewardship. Yet for many Americans, a troubling question now hangs over Washington: Has the presidency become the most profitable business venture in…
Philadelphia pushes back against whitewashing history
Philadelphia never has been a city known for backing down from a fight. This is the city of Joe Frazier, Bernard Hopkins, Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant and Benjamin Franklin. It is the city where some of the most important documents…
10 reasons America is not a ‘Christian nation’
For generations, many Americans have described the United States as a “Christian nation.” The phrase appears in political speeches, church sermons, social media debates and campaign rhetoric. Yet history and Scripture raise an important question: If a nation truly sought…