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  • A careful farewell

    I open the door, look at the vine, and say, "Today is the day I will cut you down," but the day takes me elsewhere, and the vine lives to greet me again.
  • Less for the IRS, more for you
    Republicans not only prevented a $4 trillion tax hike, we provided additional tax relief that puts more money in hard-working Americans’ pockets and offers more breathing room for family businesses, farms, and ranches.
  • Spending the Fourth with the first: Independence Day at Mount Vernon
    Though George Washington was not in Philadelphia to help draft and did not sign the Declaration of Independence Americans celebrate on July 4, his presence was already palpable among the Founders that summer of 1776. They were acutely aware of the coming danger and grateful for the general’s careful preparation for hostilities.
  • What’s different about ‘democratic’ socialism – and what isn’t
    Democratic socialism and communism are not two ideas that developed independently of one another. They share a common intellectual foundation and a common historical lineage.
  • Mr. President, buy some happiness
    The once-great Columbia University awards Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding achievement in journalism, books, music, and drama and a cash award of $15,000. It awarded, and has not revoked, prizes to the Washington Post and New York Times for reporting on “Russian collusion” in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections that turned out to be a hoax. Why not launch the new Trump Prize in a variety of categories to recognize courage and truth-seeking journalists?
  • Tracing Arkansas threads through America 250
    Arkansans and Americans from coast to coast have excitedly celebrated Independence Day and the added significance it carries this year. We have so much to take pride in as the greatest country on earth marks two and a half centuries in existence. 
  • Ohio’s rise shows that our playbook works
    Ohio's CEOs have known it for years: this state is a great place to invest, build, and grow. They've been bullish on Ohio's advantages long before the rest of the country caught on. 
  • Iran: Time to enforce 
    The campaign that dismantled Iran’s military in 38 days can be reopened against Kharg Island and the nuclear program as enforcement of a broken deal, strikes confined to military objectives under the law of armed conflict.
  • Highland County Historical Society Hall of Fame inductee Dinah Phillips: ‘The face and the heart of the Highland County Democratic Party’
    This is Part 3 of a series leading up to the Highland County Historical Society inducting five more members into its Hall of Fame on Aug. 16. This week, we profile Dinah Phillips.
  • My Fourth of July
    Let me tell you what I did not see or hear. I did not see anyone wearing a MAGA cap. I did not see anyone wearing a Democratic-socialist T-shirt. In fact, I did not see any clothing with political messages at all.
  • A few surprises and many thanks
    The Highland County Historical Society's Hall of Fame never ceases to amaze. With each class of new inductees, I am almost always surprised that a new inductee wasn't already a longtime member.
  • A sermon on Matthew 13:1-23
    Jesus invites you to know Him. The seed is the word of Jesus about His Kingdom. What is Jesus saying? Jesus wants to put His Grace into your soul. Grace is God's Love in action. 
  • Crossing a state line shouldn’t cost you your right to self-defense
    The House will likely pass national reciprocity, but it faces a steeper challenge in the Senate. Breaking the expected Democratic filibuster will require 60 votes, meaning at least seven Democratic senators must cross party lines.
  • What did you expect?
    Those outraged by President Trump (including now the entire FIFA organization – what is a red card and why do I care?) have become very, very boring.  
  • After Supreme Court rulings, Congress must act
    The industry built on this abuse of our laws – birth tourism – rakes in millions of dollars while catering to wealthy Russian, Chinese and other foreign nationals. According to one estimate, 33,000 children are born each year to women on tourist visas. Under current law, each is entitled to U.S. citizenship.
  • A very special Fourth of July
    This year’s Independence Day celebrations were particularly special because July 4, 2026 marked the United States of America’s 250th anniversary – 250 years since the Founding Fathers built a bedrock of individual liberties and self-governance we have the benefit of today.
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