Opinion

The Thousand Little Lies We Tell—and Their Cost to the Soul
Formula is not equal to breast milk. Saying otherwise is participating in a comforting falsehood.
The Phantom Who Changed Film: Lon Chaney’s Legacy Continues
The silent film legend’s legacy of portraying the ostracized in a way that provoked empathy stemmed from his own life struggles.
Ungrounded: What Happens When Money Loses Its Roots in the Earth
Ungrounded money fuels ungrounded behavior: endless speculation, the illusion of infinite growth, and a culture of consumption without consequence.
No Murder in Paradise? Socialist Ideologues Insist We Reject Truth and Accept What We’re Told
When a culture begins to value ideological certainty over factual accuracy, it inherits the spiritual cloak of Marxism minus only the hammer and sickle.
Halloween Sadism: The 50-Year Myth That Poisoned Trick-or-Treating
The vast majority of candy tampering reports were hoaxes, but they soured an American tradition.
Japan Accelerates Defense Spending to Counter China Threat
Japan is rearming as fast as it can, resulting in the biggest change in its security posture since 1945.
The Collapse of China’s Grand Strategy and Trump’s China Moment
A grand bargain between the United States and China could change the course of the 21st century.