When pundits say that the U.S.—or the West, more generally—is “in decline,” what do they mean? There are many symptoms of decline.  But our problems are not a death sentence for Western civilization.

Lindsay Clancy’s trial is a vision of what a people become when they desecrate the sanctity of life.

A nation that cannot supply its hospitals with essential medicines is not merely experiencing an inconvenient drug shortage. It is a strategic vulnerability, and that vulnerability exposes a huge problem.

The Church of England has sparked outrage across the UK by signing a multi-year deal with a London nightclub to host all-night dance parties and other musical events inside the iconic 300-year-old building.

From reducing charges for violent crimes to reversing a gas-powered leaf blower ban, Democrats are bending over backward to prioritize illegal aliens over American citizens.

...The original Beatitudes move us away from pride. They reveal our dependence upon God and describe the transformation of God's people. The new Beatitudes reverse that direction.

In 2001, New York City was a beautiful place to live. It was clean, it was thriving, and it was safe. But today things are much different. Predators roam the streets and drug addicts urinate on the streets.

...We thought religion had no real influence on peoples and cultures, so we failed to recognize the religious nature of the conflict. Today, it’s easy to see just how naive and shallow those thoughts were.

...According to the 9/11 Commission's final report, Iran assisted al-Qaeda in the 9/11 attack, based on information it uncovered at the eleventh hour.

... The 9/11 attacks were not something that occurred out of the blue. They were the product of decades of decisions, alliances, betrayals and unintended consequences stretching all over the world.

Once it was much more difficult for hoaxes to spread. Then, much of the population was grounded in truth, and so there was not as much fertile territory for falsehoods to take root. Unfortunately, times have changed. Today, it is possible for “fake news” and misinformation to travel all over the globe in moments.

Ask a chatbot about a disputed Bible verse and you may get a tidy answer. Ask America’s pastors about the AI response, and you get a warning: That tidy answer could be a real problem.

...Epidemics of suicide in the general population remain a concern, with legalization contributing to more of these tragedies. Suicides more than double homicides in America and receive far less attention.

...What began as admirable compassion for a woman has turned into something strange: an almost exultant, fan-like celebration of Lindsay Clancy.  Yet the Clancy fan club is not the only cohort of crazy.

...Women backing Clancy have turned the “postpartum” claim into justification for murder. A disturbing TikTok trend has mothers posting clips of themselves with their crying babies saying ‘Me too, Lindsay.’”

For millions of Americans, 9/11 divided life into a “before” and an “after.” From a Christian perspective, looking back on that terrible day reminds us of the fragility of life. The events of 9/11 changed the world, but they did not change the character of God. He remains the God who strengthens the weary...

On Tuesday, the government of the UK announced sweeping sanctions against Israeli communities in the “West Bank”—a region that we know as the Biblical heartland of Judea and Samaria.

When young adults break off contact with their families, it often imposes a huge emotional toll on the basis of seemingly minor infractions. One man cut his mother off because he suspected she voted for...

Why does seemingly everybody have to be using the F-word these days? You hear it almost everywhere. People who would once have been embarrassed to say it in public now use it repeatedly...

..."I am in awe as to the number of church folks that are in full remorse over the death of country music star Dolly Parton. Church folks my age have a short memory of her support for the LGBT and..."

The Girl Scouts of the USA and Scouting America have come under scrutiny once again for pressuring Scouts to participate in Islamic religious practices.

The socialists didn’t radicalize the Democrat Party; they inherited a party that had already radicalized itself.