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24th of September 2018
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Emerging Markets’ Shifting Bottom Line2018-09-19 08:48:42
Since the 2008 financial crisis, many emerging-market governments have gradually been building up resilience to external shocks and domestic volatilit -
Hurricanes at the Ballot Box2018-09-19 07:57:29
The storm that smashed into the southeastern United States last week was another reminder that the window to counter the effects of climate change is -
Europe’s Refugee Scandal2018-09-18 10:28:39
Long-term educational and employment needs have historically been severely undervalued in humanitarian planning. But, as much as refugees need proper -
PS [In Depth]: Women’s Economic Empowerment2018-09-18 07:29:54
For human-development specialists, increasing women's participation in the global economy is essential not only for gender parity, but also for overa -
The Emerging World’s High Achievers2018-09-18 07:23:45
Development economists have long sought to identify the “secret sauce” that enables certain economies to achieve more stable and robust gr -
The Immorality of Boris Johnson and Donald Trump2018-09-18 06:24:36
US President Donald Trump and former UK Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson have in common not just their crude nationalism, but also their apparent inabi -
Education for Fragile States2018-09-18 04:51:33
Although the number of children enrolled in primary school in Africa increased from 60 million in 2000 to some 250 million today, school quality remai -
Looking Beyond Lehman2018-09-17 09:29:45
Looking back at the collapse of Lehman Brothers a decade ago, it is easy to think that another debt-driven crash could arrive sometime in the near fut -
The Global Trade System Could Break Down2018-09-17 08:46:01
Because the World Trade Organization tends to operate beneath the surface of the global rules-based trading system, it is easy for people to forget th -
A Better Bailout Was Possible2018-09-17 08:02:05
Back in 2008, a critical opportunity was missed when the burden of post-crisis adjustment was tilted heavily in favor of creditors relative to debtors -
Universal Basic Income or Universal Living Wage?2018-09-17 07:14:18
The challenge for the future of work is not really about the quantity of jobs, but their quality, and whether they pay enough to provide a decent stan -
The Free-Market Case Against Tax Competition2018-09-17 06:31:14
Those who believe in the power of competition to produce optimal market outcomes tend to view taxation, regulation, and other forms of state intervent
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My Review of Bob Woodward’s Fear2018-09-23 19:00:47
Although I virtually never read books about contemporary presidents and political leaders, I decided to read Bob Woodward's Fear since it has be -
How the GOP Blew the 2008 Financial Crisis2018-09-23 19:00:07
It was the most tense meeting I ever attended on Capitol Hill. Roy Blunt was then the House Majority Whip. He was the person responsible for getting R -
Here’s a List of Everything a Baby Can Do in the Womb2018-09-23 18:00:49
Babies can engage in an incredible number of activities before they're born, including behaviors adults exhibit every day. An unborn child can suck i -
Padre Pio and Our Bloody Mess2018-09-23 17:00:58
“The wound in my heart spurts out blood regularly, especially from Thursday night to Saturday. My father, I am moving around in pain from the to -
Kavanaugh Accuser Agrees to Testify … Finally2018-09-23 16:20:19
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorneys for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, and the Senate Judiciary Committee -
Stream Splashes: September 16-22 in Review2018-09-23 08:00:06
Every week, The Stream rounds up some highlights from the recent news. We call these our "splashes": everything from insightful commentary on the we -
Kavanaugh Bombshell: Female Classmate Ford Claims Was at Party Denies Being There2018-09-23 07:23:15
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and a woman accusing him of sexually assaulting her decades ago (all times -
100 Years Ago, US Fought Its Deadliest Battle2018-09-23 07:00:40
PARIS (AP) -- It was America’s deadliest battle ever, with 26,000 U.S. soldiers killed, tens of thousands wounded and more ammunition fired -
Military Photo of the Day: Blasting Marble Mountain2018-09-23 05:32:21
3.5 Inch Rocket Hits Marble Mountain, September 1968 “Observing the hit of a 3.5 inch rocket on Marble Mountain is Lance Corporal Robert S. Broo -
Walking in God’s Wisdom: Proverbs 28:142018-09-23 05:00:36
“Happy is the one who is never without fear, but one who is hard-hearted will fall into calamity.” - Proverbs 28:14 The fear of the Lord i -
Faith and Reason Are Enemies? Not Even Close!2018-09-22 13:00:47
"Reason is the enemy of faith." Atheists love that phrase. Unfortunately they're not the only ones who use it. Some churches actually teach that re -
If We Lose the Meaning of ‘Justice,’ We Lose the Gospel2018-09-22 12:00:21
Our ability to explain the gospel to people in our culture depends on our culture's ability to understand the concept of justice. Because of this, ov
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Readers write: Buryatia coverage, book search, wildfire precautions, science at home2018-09-17 18:05:29
Letters to the editor for the Sept. 17, 2018 weekly magazine. -
Overcoming addiction – a mother’s perspective2018-09-17 18:05:29
When today’s contributor learned of her daughter’s substance abuse, she “reached out to God as never before” in a prayer-fille -
Canada needs to make a statement about Aung San Suu Kyi, Question easy loans from China, Working mothers are assets, not liabilities, Tourism bump is driven by North American economic growth, Tennis organizations should work harder to win against sexism2018-09-17 18:05:29
A roundup of global commentary for the Sept. 17, 2018 weekly magazine. -
A golden lesson from the 2008 financial crisis2018-09-17 18:05:29
On the 10th anniversary of the financial crash that triggered the Great Recession, one lingering result is the use of ‘risk officers’ in f -
Getting a jump on loving others2018-09-17 18:05:29
“It is the most natural thing in the world to feel and express God’s love toward one another” – even those we haven’t ye -
The best way to curb illegal migration2018-09-17 18:05:29
The largest numbers of migrants caught at the US border now are from Guatemala, a country struggling to renew its efforts toward the kind of clean gov -
Sheltered ‘under the shadow of the Almighty’2018-09-17 18:05:29
Today’s column points to the comfort, safety, and peace God imparts to all His children. -
The FDA’s crackdown on teen vaping2018-09-17 18:05:29
The agency's move against the makers and sellers of e-cigarettes is aimed at keeping children from addiction. But it joins a larger trend in the safe -
Protected and guided during a hurricane2018-09-17 18:05:29
When today’s contributor was stuck outside without suitable shelter during a hurricane, prayer led to a profound sense of spiritual peace that e -
Frat houses refine the purpose of brotherhood2018-09-17 18:05:29
In response to cases of tragic misuse of alcohol, fraternities decide to ban hard liquor at events. The next step is to restore the core purpose of th -
The power that stops violence2018-09-17 18:05:29
Today’s contributor explores the biblical example of Saul’s transformation and how it speaks to God’s ability to heal violent intent -
In China, a great leap in corporate governance2018-09-17 18:05:29
Bucking a deep tradition in private companies, the founder of tech giant Alibaba picks a successor – not a family member but a person with &lsqu
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Dozens of Charges Dropped After Deputy Seen on Video Planting Drugs on Innocent People2018-09-22 00:00:00
Earlier this month, Jackson County Deputy Zachary Webster was fired after an investigation revealed that he planted drugs on multiple suspects. Now, p -
Woman Faces Charges for Saving Dozens of Pets Without a Permit During Hurricane Florence2018-09-22 00:00:00
A woman who runs a North Carolina nonprofit called Crazy’s Claws n Paw saved over two dozen pets during Hurricane Florence, but now sh -
GOOGLE SUPPRESSES MEMO REVEALING PLANS TO CLOSELY TRACK SEARCH USERS IN CHINA2018-09-22 00:00:00
GOOGLE BOSSES HAVE forced employees to delete a confidential memo circulating inside the company that revealed explosive details about a plan to -
School District to Begin Randomly Drug Testing Students2018-09-22 00:00:00
A school district in Clark County, Indiana, will soon be randomly drug testing students who want to participate in extracurricular activitie -
Dozens Dead In Iran After Gunmen Attack Military Parade, Saudi Arabia Blamed2018-09-22 00:00:00
At least 25 people are dead and 53 wounded after an army parade in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz came under attack by militants on Saturday, -
Saudi Arabia fears US sanctions for buying Russian missile defence system2018-09-22 00:00:00
Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to Russia has revealed his hope that the US will not impose sanctions on his country for its plans to buy the S-400 mi -
VIDEO: AK-47-Wielding Felon Opens Fire On Dozens Of Officers Near Airport2018-09-22 00:00:00
A heavily-armed convicted felon under FBI investigation for a hate crime was killed during a massive gunfight with police on Thursday night (video bel -
China Threatens US With "Consequences" If It Does Not "Immediately" Revoke Sanctions Over Russian Weapons Deal2018-09-22 00:00:00
Just hours after Beijing called off trade talks with the US in the biggest escalation of the trade feud between the two nations, the war of -
Delta says Atlanta airport will feature USA's 'first biometric terminal'2018-09-21 00:00:00
Delta Air Lines is set to introduce what it’s calling the “first biometric terminal in the U.S.” -
Leaked Memo Shows US Overlooked Mass Civilian Deaths In Yemen To Preserve Arms Sales2018-09-21 00:00:00
On rare occasion a story is unearthed in the mainstream media which demonstrates in stunning clarity how major foreign policy decisions are reall -
Cody Wilson and the 3-D Printed Gun Taken Down2018-09-21 00:00:00
This is what happens if you go up against the state and you have a degree of notoriety—you get framed, or set-up for a fall and a lifetime of sh -
U.S. Senators Personal Email Accounts Targeted by Foreign Hackers2018-09-21 00:00:00
Foreign government hackers have targeted the personal email accounts of a number of U.S. senators and their aides, Google confirmed to&
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BDS Professor Revokes Recommendation Letter for Tel Aviv U2018-09-23 01:00:00
The University of Michigan has distanced itself from a professor who so hates Israel that he refused to facilitate one of his pupils studying there. -
With the Kavanaugh Charade, Do Polls Now Replace the Constitution?2018-09-23 01:00:00
The Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus closed its tents last year after a hundred-plus-year run. The new circus, replacing the last generat -
Parents of Boys Should Be Outraged at Democrats2018-09-23 01:00:00
Is Christine Ford's and the Democrats' proposed society the kind you want your sons to be forced to navigate as they live their lives? -
Are Short Skirts and Thug-Wear Conducive to Learning?2018-09-23 01:00:00
Does making the classroom resemble a casual Saturday at Walmart really imbue students with a sense of purpose? -
Is This Ford an Edsel?2018-09-23 01:00:00
Between Rosenstein and Blasey Ford, the "Resistance" appears dead set on jumping every last shark in every last ocean. -
Time to Designate the Palestinian Authority a Terrorist Organization2018-09-23 01:00:00
Peace in the Middle East will be achieved only through a radical departure from engaging in, financing, inciting, and promoting terrorism by the P.A. -
Dracula Discovers Investing2018-09-22 01:00:00
There is a dark side to the get-rich-quick corporate investment paradigm of today's America. -
The Las Vegas Massacre's Missing Data2018-09-22 01:00:00
If the results of an investigation are only as good as its data, then the recent investigation into the Las Vegas massacre is one for the record books -
Feinstein: The Greater of Two Evils2018-09-22 01:00:00
Feinstein's release of the Christine Ford allegations against Judge Kavanaugh should forever put to rest any idea that this woman has any level of et -
The Most Important Election in 222 Years2018-09-22 01:00:00
To sit out the elections this year is to agree that the left and its allies can be trusted with power. -
Some Ads We'd Like to See2018-09-22 01:00:00
Republicans have the means of turning the big blue wave into a little trickle, or even a big red wave – that is, if the Republican Establishment -
The New Age of Coal2018-09-22 01:00:00
No matter how hard environmental do-gooders are trying to kill coal, they're clearly not succeeding.
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Trump Announces New Cybersecurity Strategy2018-09-24 02:09:57
This is the first update in cybersecurity in 15 years, and it is focused on America first. National Security Desk ~ On Thursday, th
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Australian Politics – Liberal Party Bounce From The Floor. Bishop Moans2018-09-24 00:01:56
By Andrew Bolt ~ Some good news for the Liberal Party, but still way behind: The Coalition’s vote rose two points to 36 per cent while Labor&rsq -
Trump Expected to Advance Religious Liberty at the UN2018-09-23 06:02:44
By Ken Blackwell ~ Every year, without fail, the Islamic Republic of Iran is ranked as one of the worst countries in the world for r -
March for Our Lives Cofounder Becomes Enlightened2018-09-23 06:01:28
Cameron Kasky regrets leading an uninformed charge for gun control after Parkland. By Jordan Candler ~ Gun controllers are tenacious. -
Repeating the Mistakes of the 2008 Economic Crash2018-09-23 05:59:08
Some are turning back to the very policies that laid the foundation for the crisis in the first place. By Louis DeBroux ~ “Pro -
Time To Pull The Plug On Electric Vehicle Handouts For The Rich2018-09-23 00:01:26
By Nicolas Loris and David Grogan ~ Earlier this year, Congress passed an irresponsible budget bill that included handouts for electric vehi -
TonyfromOz Back On Deck2018-09-22 06:31:57
By Anton Lang ~ Our big move is finally (well, almost) over. We are now relatively well settled into our new home. It took a little longer than I expe -
The Good News on Terrorism2018-09-22 06:02:31
The State Department’s latest report on global terrorism shows that current policies are working. By Michael Swartz ~ While the -
Hispanics Reap Benefits of Trump’s Economy2018-09-22 06:00:31
“President Trump’s economy is the rising tide that is lifting all boats. This is especially true for Hispanics.” Business Review Boa -
The Australian Broadcasting Conspiracy2018-09-22 00:01:16
By Andrew Bolt ~ Here in Australia, the ABC media has veered so far Left that presenter Jon Faine claims: We’ve got Scott Morrison as Prime Mini -
Trump Ends the Palestinian Exception2018-09-21 06:01:35
By Caroline Glick ~ When Rosh Hashanah ended on Tuesday evening, Jews discovered that over the holiday, the Trump administration had enacted two polic -
Ohio’s Issue 1: Dangerous and Deadly2018-09-21 06:00:26
By Ken Blackwell ~ They are at it again! Liberal billionaires George Soros, Mark Zuckerberg, and Nicholas Pritzker are attempting to
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Killing Free Speech2018-09-21 06:00:00
The OIC's media strategy encourages "accurate and factual portrayal of Islam. Emphasis should be directed at avoidance of any link or association of -
Funding UNRWA: Are European Taxpayers Being Taken for a Ride?2018-09-20 06:00:00
Iran's average annual contribution to UNRWA in recent years has been $2,000. Iran does spend billions of dollars a year outside its borders in the Mi -
The International Criminal Court: A Failed Experiment2018-09-19 21:00:00
Ambassador John Bolton was prescient in his 1998 warning, when the formation of body was first being debated in Rome, that it would be ineffective, un -
Turkish Education: Same Old Religious Obsession, Only Worse2018-09-19 06:00:00
In 2017, Turkey stopped teaching evolution at secondary school: for extremists, Darwinism remains a taboo subject. Instead, school textbooks started t -
Sweden: Anti-Immigration Party Becomes Kingmaker2018-09-18 06:00:00
Swedish police received more than 2,300 reports of potential crimes linked to this year's election, including voter intimidation and threats of viole -
New Eichmann Film Puts the Lie to Hannah Arendt's "Banality of Evil"2018-09-18 05:00:00
Martin Heidegger, who was Hannah Arendt's teacher and lover, was anything but banal. Nor were Göring, Goebbels, Himmler, Hitler and the numerous -
Mahmoud Abbas: Fresh American Blood on His Hands2018-09-17 06:00:00
According to Palestinian terrorist groups, the terrorist, Khalil Jabarin, decided to murder a Jew in response to Israeli "crimes" against the Al-Aqs -
Why Can't I Criticize My Religion?2018-09-16 06:00:00
On the surface, for those who wanted to reform Islam, the only place to do so appeared to be the West. We all assumed that here in the West, it would -
Greece: "Humanitarian Aid" Organization's People-Smuggling2018-09-15 06:00:00
Emergency Response Centre International (ERCI) describes itself as a "Greek nonprofit organization that provides emergency response and humanitarian -
The Grim Cost of the "Oslo War"2018-09-14 06:30:00
Twenty-five years after Oslo, the balance sheet is more like what in 2003 the historian Efraim Karsh called the start of the "Oslo war". In this war -
Hungary Defiant in the Face of EU Censure2018-09-13 06:00:00
"We need a new European Commission that is committed to the defense of Europe's borders." — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. "A -
Germany: Stifling Dissent to Mass Migration2018-09-13 05:00:00
Hans-Georg Maassen, the head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency, BfV, has dismissed claims that right-wing gangs chased non-Germans during the
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An Informed Patriotism2018-09-10 20:00:15
September 11 should serve as a day of remembrance, but also as a day of reflection. We should reflect on the day, what it means to be an American, and -
Pope Francis on Silence2018-09-09 20:03:27
Silence is not enough. The wounds of the Church cannot begin to heal until Pope Francis honestly responds to Archbishop Viganò’s allegati -
Memo to Chelsea Clinton: Freedom Does Not Require Women To Become Like Men2018-09-06 20:02:09
Any serious critique of abortion must acknowledge what many abortion advocates do not: freedom does not require women to become like men. -
Why Americans Should Care About the Uyghurs2018-09-05 20:01:44
Americans need to pay attention to what is happening to the Uyghurs in western China. Failure to respond to the crisis could result in profound human -
Building the Benedict Option: Leah Libresco’s Guide to Christian Community2018-09-04 20:02:22
Fans of the Benedict Option and the Option-averse alike will benefit from reading Leah Libresco’s peppy, prayerful, practical handbook. -
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch: A Natural Law Originalist2018-09-03 20:01:30
We might call Neil Gorsuch a natural law originalist: a jurist who believes that the content, motivation, form, and impact of the Constitution that he -
Living Our Own Truman Show2018-08-30 20:05:08
The Truman Show, once thought of as a science-fiction film, has suddenly become reality. We are all balancing our roles as Christof and Truman, creato -
On Islam Fails to Enlighten2018-08-29 20:04:04
Fr. James Schall’s recently published collection of essays on Islam and violence suffers from reductionist arguments, nonexistent evidence, and -
Fighting the Burnout Culture: How Personalist Philosophers and Benedictine Monks Can Help Stressed-Out College Students2018-08-28 20:03:03
We must refrain from viewing education in solely a pragmatic light. If we focus on education as merely a way to acquire skills or credentials, we can -
A Conservative Case for Utopia2018-08-27 20:02:34
The remedy for utopianism is not the suppression of the utopian imagination but its education. Genuine poetic education assists in the development of -
Keith Whittington on Campus Speech: Separating Light from Heat2018-08-26 20:01:08
Keith Whittington’s new book, Speak Freely, is both a warning and a call to action. When it comes to offering a cogent, nuanced defense of the a -
The Church Could Teach That Capital Punishment Is Inherently Wrong2018-08-23 20:05:23
Nothing asserted in Scripture read in light of the New Testament excludes the conclusion that capital punishment is inherently wrong. Nor does any def
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Rod Rosenstein, quit!2018-09-21 16:57:00
For the good of your country, Rod Rosenstein, step down. If you have a shred of integrity left in you, if you still care about the law and justice as -
The Kavanaugh farce descends into tragedy2018-09-20 21:00:38
Ruth Bader Ginsburg denounced what "a highly partisan show" the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings had become when she described to law students at Geo -
Washington discovers Filipino cooking2018-09-20 21:00:32
Filipino restaurants have been in the Washington area for a long time, usually as informal places. Most of them didn't last long. In the last few yea -
Democratic enthusiasm for the Trump tariffs is a bad sign2018-09-20 21:00:30
President Trump increased his tariffs on Chinese imports this week, believing that Beijing will eventually cave to his trade reform demands. Mr. Trump -
When extremist Hindu nationalism starts to spread2018-09-20 21:00:25
In the early hours of Tuesday, Aug. 28, police in India launched a nationwide campaign of raids and arrests which, to everyone's surprise, targeted s -
Erdogan's realignment with Russia and Iran forces the United States to seek other alliances2018-09-20 21:00:19
The Aegean Sea separates two NATO members, Greece and Turkey, by less than 200 hundred miles. The political gulf separating them is so much wider that -
BOOK REVIEW: 'Behemoth' by Joshua B. Freeman2018-09-20 20:51:17
BEHEMOTH: A HISTORY OF THE FACTORY AND THE MAKING OF THE MODERN WORLD By Joshua B. Freeman W.W. Norton & Company, $27.95, 464 pages For three cent -
Keith Ellison defies #MeToo media scrutiny2018-09-20 18:35:08
As the media frenzy over unsubstantiated accusations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh reach a fever pitch, it's truly instructive to obs -
George Soros, Amazon and John Legend -- the anti-Trump, anti-Kavanaugh funding ties that bind2018-09-20 04:24:57
My gosh, but the left has got itself in a tizzy. A desperate tizzy, to be more accurate. A desperate, costly tizzy that pulls out all the funding stop -
Brett Kavanaugh does not deserve to be ruined by accusation without evidence2018-09-19 20:57:11
Brett Kavanaugh is now a moving target, a wounded stag emerging from a thick forest of hearings, interviews and the moral speculations of strangers. T -
Are we on the verge of civil war?2018-09-19 20:56:18
Americans keep dividing into two hostile camps. It seems the country is back to 1860 on the eve of the Civil War, rather than in 2018, during the grea -
Hurricanes make us poorer but don't slow the economy2018-09-19 20:56:13
Hurricanes impose huge losses of wealth and initially slow regional economies, but over time they can be a tonic that creates more prosperous communit
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Steve Hilton: At the UN President Trump should call for a total economic boycott of China2018-09-22 13:30:00
We can't waste time hoping China will play by our rules. It won't. -
Iran sentenced us to death for being Christian. We pray America will welcome more grateful refugees like us2018-09-22 13:09:00
Until there truly is religious freedom in Iran and other parts of the globe, we’re praying the U.S. will not close its “golden door” -
I stand with Brett Kavanaugh2018-09-22 10:00:00
Who do you believe in a he said-she said situation? -
How being a ‘lawn mower’ parent will only set your kid up for failure2018-09-22 04:00:00
Seriously – you do your son’s homework for him? -
Anna Kooiman: I fly solo around the world with my baby – this is how I survive2018-09-22 04:00:00
I have made it home to the USA to host Fox & Friends September 22, 23, 24 and 25. -
Dana Perino: What does it feel like to be married for 20 years? I'll tell you...2018-09-22 04:00:00
Twenty years of marriage feels like... -
If you feel distracted in prayer, don’t worry – it’s a good thing!2018-09-22 04:00:00
So many times the same frustrating thing happens when I try to pray. “Heavenly Father,“ I say, but almost immediately I get interrupted by -
Gregg Jarrett: Rod Rosenstein's coup attempt to depose Trump should not go unpunished2018-09-21 21:23:00
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein’s actions, as recounted by the New York Times Friday, are the equivalent of an attempted coup -- a plot t -
Tucker Carlson: Ford vs. Kavanaugh – Now we know what the left is willing to do to maintain control2018-09-21 13:11:00
What's happening with the Kavanaugh confirmation now is dangerous in a way that has nothing to do with politics. It's a threat to the civil libertie -
Billy Graham's grandson: The big decision I made after playing my grandpa in 'Unbroken: Path to Redemption'2018-09-21 12:03:00
Next month marks 69 years since my grandfather, Billy Graham, began the 1949 Greater Los Angeles Crusade. As I’ve thought about that amazing tim -
Marc Thiessen: Ford vs. Kavanaugh -- How much evidence do we need to destroy someone?2018-09-21 11:12:00
Christine Blasey Ford deserves to be treated with dignity, not maligned or attacked. But let's not forget that Brett Kavanaugh is human too. -
Kimberley Strassel: Kavanaugh's defeat would demoralize the Republican base, not energize it2018-09-21 10:14:00
As the battle over Brett Kavanaugh rages on, pundits continue to speculate about what an unproven sexual-misconduct claim might mean for the future ma
