Article • May 16, 2005

The Roman Catholic Church is in a quandary. The Vatican under Pope Benedict XVI is quite conservative. American Catholics generally comprise the most liberal element of the church. To what extent, then, will the new pontiff go in his efforts to purge the church of liberalism?



Article • December 12, 2005

Mahmoud Abbas has passed a law giving government aid to terrorists’ families.


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Article • January 7, 2019

The Green New Deal is not really about protecting the environment.



Article • July 11, 2017

New legal ground is reshaping family, again—three parents, one child.


Feature • March 29, 2023

Visionary billionaires have some impressive ideas. But here is what will actually happen.


Feature • October 1, 2018

Nuclear nonproliferation efforts are ending. A new arms race has begun.


The Sun Also Rises Radio Episode • June 30, 2016

If you were among the few North Koreans who break free, and who escape the country, what would your next move be? Most escapees choose to settle into a new life in a new country, and they try to forget the nightmare they left behind. But other escapees do something more noble, and more giving. Their example provides us with a powerful analogy.


The Sun Also Rises Radio Episode • September 22, 2016

Grit is more important to success than intelligence or talent. This episode discusses the new book “Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance” to show how you can develop grit in your life. It features an interview with the gritty new World Scrabble Champion, the story of how a young Benjamin Franklin went from a below average writer to a world-class one, and much more.


Article • February 2, 2009

The new president makes the most radical foreign-policy shift in the history of the United States.


Article • March 31, 2026

How the early Church fought to keep the biblical memorial, and why most Christians lost it


Feature • April 1, 2011

Israeli archaeologist Eilat Mazar discusses the value of the Holy Book for Israeli archaeology.


Article • December 26, 2017

American ancestral family trees are cracking under the weight of the burgeoning addition of stepfamily.


Feature • February 13, 2018

American family trees are becoming overgrown with new growth as divorces and stepfamilies multiply.


Article • October 15, 2019

But how do we get out of it? There is a solution!


Feature • July 1, 2019

‘Russia’s icebreakers make it king of the Arctic, and America is just a pauper.’



Article • September 16, 2011

One man’s Arab Spring is another man’s Islamic revolution.