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The Average Empire Survives for 250 Years. Is America at Death's Door? Jan. 13, 2022
Studies show that an empire survives, on average, a mere 250 years. Did you know that? To put that ... Read More
Puerto Rico: The Holiday Island with the World's Longest Christmas Season, Part II Jan. 08, 2022
After nearly four centuries of colonial rule under Catholic Spain, in 1899 Puerto Rico became a U.S.... Read More
Western Snowflakes and Russian Sabers Jan. 06, 2022
Washington — At the end of the Cold War, former President Ronald Reagan and his successor, Pre... Read More
Puerto Rico Has the World's Longest Christmas Season, Part I Dec. 25, 2021
It is not entirely clear to me how they figure it out and with such precision, but polls and country... Read More
Millennials Should Know Their Place Dec. 05, 2021
It was always parties where I stuck out, but that time specifically, it was around Easter. There wer... Read More
The Left Is Evil -- And Liberals Keep Voting for Them Oct. 19, 2021
As I have noted repeatedly, liberalism and leftism have virtually nothing in common. In fact, leftis... Read More
Rethinking Columbus and 1492 in and Out of the Classroom, Part I Oct. 02, 2021
Today is the first day of October, a month that is many things. It's National Apple Month (that make... Read More
Why Is American Culture Being Rejected Around the World? Aug. 27, 2021
Is there something wrong with American culture? Why is it that countries around the world continue t... Read More
Why Is American Culture Being Rejected Around the World? Aug. 26, 2021
Is there something wrong with American culture? Why is it that countries around the world continue t... Read More
The Pledge of Allegiance Doesn't Always Work Aug. 13, 2021
You can't flip over a Bible these days without running into some bonehead who wants to tell you that... Read More
'Black Widow': Scarlett Johansson and Florence Pugh Lead Marvel Into a New Age Jul. 09, 2021
You knew it would come to this. After a decade of patiently enduring her female fate — waiting... Read More
The Summer Solstice, Kupalo/Kupala and St. John the Baptist (Part 1) Jun. 26, 2021
In case you did not notice, this is summer solstice week. Week? You may ask. Well, not quite, but a... Read More
Exchange Student Has an Opportunity Jun. 18, 2021
DR. WALLACE: I'm a 17-year-old girl from Japan, and I'm going to be spending a year in America start... Read More
Preserving Dignity in City Culture Jun. 01, 2021
Palm Springs, California, has a world-class art museum. And the museum building is itself a world-cl... Read More
Does Our Diversity Portend Disintegration? May. 28, 2021
After nine people were shot to death by a public transit worker, who then killed himself in San Jose... Read More
The Flavor of Other Countries in the United States May. 23, 2021
By Victor Block Women chatting in Greek stroll by signs that identify the Spartan Gas Station and Al... Read More
The Strange Etymologies of 'the Left,' 'Liberals,' 'Progressives' and 'Red Parties' (Part II) May. 22, 2021
Since its origins in revolutionary France, the definition of "the left" has continuously evolved in ... Read More
The Strange Etymologies of 'the Left,' 'Liberals,' 'Progressives' and 'Red Parties' (Part I) May. 15, 2021
Languages, especially their vocabularies, are in constant flux. Like living organisms, they are born... Read More
By Any Other Name Lacks Respect May. 09, 2021
When he responded to my call with a deep, slow hello, it sounded like I roused him from sleep. I blu... Read More
Two Cultures May. 06, 2021
Washington — I spent late Saturday afternoon in what has become, for me, a rite of spring. I w... Read More
