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It's foolish to overlook the possibility that society’s increasing tendency to diminish the human soul and brush spiritual realities into a corner may be causing Americans to desperately grasp at straws in order to find some self-worth and meaning in life.

“Even if they know what is right, do all men always want to do it?”

Familiarity with the past means more than preserving our history. It is the map and compass for our future.

In a society in which only geography and a loose agreement about social norms unites people, is propaganda a necessary force? Can it be a good thing?

Well-educated is not the same as well-schooled. And sadly, most of what we call education today is actually schooling

Children are disadvantaged when raised by a single mother, living in two separate houses, or having sporadic (or even frequent) contact with their non-residential father, regardless of how wealthy he may be.

Don't like the selections working their way into the children's section at your local public library? Here's another way to get good children's literature into the hands of families.

It’s fascinating to see both Christ and pagan emperors share the belief that to love God and to love man is the path to the good life.

Neither schools, nor Saturday morning cartoons seem to be passing on the torch of cultural knowledge and literacy.

Here are three things I’ve learned from my castaway life that are good to keep in mind if you’re one of the world’s lonely hearts. 

While marital unhappiness is a common reason for divorce, it is almost entirely preventable.

America's literacy problem won’t just magically fade. Given present circumstances, it is far more likely that it will only grow worse with the passage of time, with ramifications far beyond any economic considerations. 

Our country has a chance to take a new, healing direction. A good place to begin is by rolling back the unhealthy obsession with politicizing every arena of our private lives and public assemblies like sporting events.

If we want to ensure that our leaders remain good, pursuing righteous policies for our nation, then one of the simplest things we can do is get on our knees every day and pray for them.

In the past, while people may have been living harder lives, they often were far more content. So what changed in our times to bring about a near universal state of anxiety?

JD Vance's recent resurrection of Robert E. Lee brings this national hero's virtues to the forefront once again.

Country music, at its best, is a form of cultural memory – a way of preserving stories and struggles, a testament to the places and people often overlooked by the mainstream. But memory is fragile, and once lost, it is difficult to recover.

Yes, closing the Department of Education may present some challenges. But if it helps us rediscover that parents are some of the best teachers children have, then the children of our nation may be a whole lot better off than they have been in recent decades.

If the father is the natural intermediary between the child and the world as a result of the biological differences between the mother and the father, then that is not a role to toss aside lightly.

Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere applies and belongs not just to Alabamians, but to all Americans. Those words and what they mean should be taught to our children. They should be chiseled on our hearts and minds. 

Judging from the wise individuals who have gone before, the answer isn’t necessarily a generational one. Instead, it’s a matter of which parents will heed wise counsel and balance both gentle love and firm correction.

Regardless of whether you agree with Vance politically, it’s admittedly refreshing to see a political leader display such humility. We need more of that.

How much do we really benefit from being continuously plugged-in and outraged?

"You have to have the courage to be the evil parent."

Would today’s parents—and their children—be better served by returning to the simple, straightforward advice that Noah Webster presented so many years ago?

We’ve spent enough time on our knees. Let’s get to our feet and walk like Americans again. 

While those who might be labeled cultural Marxist rightly point out certain injustices in society, we must ask ourselves if such a binary worldview of oppressors and oppressed is what we believe and want, and if it actually offers the right solutions.