250 Countdown
This past weekend marked the beginning of the countdown for America’s semi-quincentennial that will be celebrated across the United States on July 4, 2026.
Greg Maresca
With or Without
The mullahs of Iran have been at war with the West and particularly the United States for nearly half a century. If that is not enough, Iran is also the world’s foremost champion of terrorism.
Resource Number One
As Russia and Ukraine battle, the ongoing three-year horrific account of Russians pilfering Ukrainian children is finally being reported. Both The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times tell the story of the nearly 20,000 Ukrainian children that were forcibly kidnapped from their homes by Russia’s occupying army.
Singing the blue book blues
Students across the educational spectrum are outsourcing their work to Artificial Intelligence (AI), according to The Wall Street Journal. In other words, cheating is more widespread than ever.
Viewers Like You
National Public Radio (NPR) and their longstanding tagline tells the story: “This program is sponsored by viewers like you.” Translated: The taxpayers.
Baseball’s Thorny Rose
Pete Rose was not even cold when Major League Baseball’s (MLB) commissioner Rob Manfred lifted his “permanent ban” from the game.
A Hero in Reserve
Supporting the military is one of the few things Uncle Sam absolutely must do. Team Biden left the world a more dangerous place and America weaker than they found it.
All In a Name
When Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected pope, he chose the papal name Leo. In Latin the name means lion. My confidant explained, “Leo is an Augustinian, so the choice reflects a desire to reconnect with the past, more toward the foundations of the Church
Shock and Awe
The notification came that the world had a new pontiff. The white smoke had bellowed from the Sistine Chapel signaling such. First reports said an American was elected.
The View From The Pew
If there was one phrase to summarize the pontificate of Pope Francis it occurred early on in his tenure when he told a group of young people in Paraguay, “Go out and make a mess.” The Church descended into exactly that.
Going Yard
Harvard University founded in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts believes itself to be the Cullinan Diamond of American academia. What was once a theological seminary to train Puritan ministers for the Massachusetts Bay Colony, has been a willing hostage of the Left for the last three generations.
College Football’s Spring Rite
Spring has its share of traditional rites and rituals. In Happy Valley, the home of the Penn State Nittany Lions, one spring rite that still survives is the football program’s annual spring game.
Easter’s Christian Hunt
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Planned Barrenhood
Planned Parenthood’s name is a canard. It has nothing to do with parenthood; rather they are anti-parenthood being the largest abortion mill this side of Communist China.
Screen Angels
Not only did Disney’s latest film Snow White take a pounding from the critics, but it also lost at the box office. According to The Hollywood Reporter during its opening weekend, the movie grossed $86.1 million falling short of its $100 million goal.
A Numbers Game
Football may be a game of inches and even tush pushes (for now) but like any business, it is the numbers that ultimately narrate the game’s story. Numbers reveal objectively if something is getting better or worse. Numbers are the language of business and make no mistake, the NFL is a business.
America’s Sport Export
With all the banter regarding tariffs on imports and while many sports’ aficionados were consumed with filling out their NCAA basketball tournament bracket, the Major League Baseball (MLB) season’s annual road show got underway in Tokyo, Japan.
An Autopen On Autopilot
The email was brief and to the point. “Greg, can you do some research and write something up about this auto-sign issue with Biden?”
Putting It To Rest
As the nation hits its taxation stride on its way to April 15th and President Trump’s DOGE continues to reveal profound waste and fraud, a review of the nation’s finances is long overdue.
Navy sinks Bucknell
After setting the record for overtimes played in a Division I NCAA basketball season in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament, the number one-seeded Bucknell Bison were sunk in the semifinals by Navy in regulation, 83-77.