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ROBERT L. MARONIC: A $1 Trillion Defense Budget Could Soon Bankrupt The U.S.

Rich Lowry, the editor of the National Review, wrote a column in the New York Post on April 11, entitled “Unless we spike military spending — and FAST — the next...

FRED FIRST: The Bitter-sweet Memory of Smells

This bit of writing (which was also a radio essay on WVTF) comes from February...

BOB BROWN: Anger, Forgiveness, and Atonement

Every poll from Gallup to Pew Research Group confirms that anger is engulfing America. We...

FRED FIRST: Small Wonder

This is all I’ve got: a few unremarkable images and some brief words about them....

ROBERT L. MARONIC: Stop Bullying Denmark and Greenland

The last time that the U.S. seriously wanted to purchase Greenland from Denmark was in...

SERWAN ZANGANA It is Merry Christmas in America, and Merry Christmas to you

One of my coworkers recently asked me if I celebrate Christmas, or what is our traditional practice on such a day. I said, the...

BOB BROWN: Hassles and Uplifts

We are reminded by trustworthy people that life is a series of hassles and uplifts.  Cardiologists tell us “not to sweat the small stuff...

SCOTT DREYER: “Christmas Through The Eyes Of A Child”

Verywellmind.com explains, "Cognitive reframing is a technique used to shift your mindset so you're able to look at a situation, person, or relationship from...

ROBERT L. MARONIC: The Chinese Communist Party’s War Against Christmas Songs

I read in the New York Post on December 7 one of the most pseudoscientific and absurd anti-Christmas song articles that I have ever read in...

MORGAN GRIFFITH: What’s Next for Syria?

Throughout the tenure of the Biden Administration, conflict and turmoil have only gotten worse in the Middle East. A recent flareup in the region is...

FRED FIRST: Where Are You From?

Many of us don't know how to answer that When we are young, we live where we’re born. For some of us, the place of...