Opinion

Beware the Language of ConsensusBe wary whenever you hear someone use phrases such as “the larger truth,” “people of goodwill agree,” “real Christians are obligated…,” or “experts agree.” Invariably, this

Chicken of the Tree or Chickening Out?Bless your adventurous heart, Florida Man, you never fail to wake up the internet with a sentence that shouldn’t exist: “I turned a frozen

When Dogs Know Before We Do We call some cancers “silent killers” because they arrive without warning, grow unseen, and announce themselves only when it’s already too late. In dogs,

Entitlement vs. Economic Reality There has been a lot of chatter these recent days on what some people believe they deserve, what a fair outcome ought to be. For many

Sometimes the news cycle delivers stories that are so unserious they feel like a palate cleanser. Not exactly heartwarming, not exactly earth-shattering — just one of those moments that makes

Discipline, Optimism, and a Season to RememberAt the U.S. Naval Academy, optimism is cultivated with purpose and discipline. This season, the Navy Midshipmen men’s basketball team has transformed that discipline

This year’s Super Bowl halftime conversation felt less like a cultural moment and more like a cultural tug-of-war. On one screen, the NFL’s headline act featuring Bad Bunny delivered exactly

A Quiet but Consequential Shift Barely two weeks before Christmas, Illinois quietly crossed another moral Rubicon. On December 12, it became the 12th state, alongside Washington, D.C., to legalize physician-assisted

Some Heroes Don’t Wear Capes — They Wear Cold-Water Rescue SuitsIn a week when headlines seem determined to compete for the title of “Most Stressful Thing You’ll Read Before Lunch,”

What is it about media coverage of midterm elections? Do they really need to behave as though very predictable political outcomes somehow constitute results that are dramatic and historic, ones