Cultural Activities Associated With Lower Depression Risk in Older Adults, Studies Find Cultural Activities Linked to Lower Depression Risk A decade-long study of more than 2,000 older adults found that regular participation in cultural activities was associated with a significantly lower risk of developing depression, according to a report from…
For most people, the story of the medieval world was one of cramped cities, constant violent crime, and episodic outbreaks of deadly plagues—the dividends of unclean urban conditions, rotting food, fouled water, open sewage, and unchecked rats, fleas, and lice. Most of each day was spent simply trying to survive…
There is a saying that “a lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” In other words, false information can spread much faster than hard facts, and sometimes, by the time the most accurate details or corrections are shared, the wrong story…
When teachers assess students, they must accurately report what students learn. Yet too often, this doesn’t happen. Grading for Equity, written by Joe Feldman, a former teacher, administrator, and “educational grading consultant,” was published in 2018 and has since gained traction nationwide. RealClearInvestigations reports that Boston Public Schools approved a…
For years, cybersecurity professionals have complained that there were too many vulnerabilities to patch. Now artificial intelligence is arriving with the helpful suggestion that perhaps we were not finding them quickly enough. That is the basic challenge behind Gold Eagle, the Trump administration’s new vulnerability coordination initiative. The program is…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — Sometimes, the sound and fury of the California Legislature softens long enough for a bill to pass unanimously.Assembly Bill 1709, which drew bipartisan support on Monday, prohibits certain social media platforms from using addictive features to users under 16. It also creates an e-Safety Advisory Commission…
When politicians spend a lot of time talking about ‘misinformation’, you know that a big lie is on the verge of falling apart. I wrote earlier this week that PM Pedro Sanchez’s lie that the invasion of 80,000 from Morocco into Ceuta is under control and the invaders will go…
A federal judge rejected the Navy’s bid to kill a citizen lawsuit over 2021 jet fuel releases at Pearl Harbor’s Red Hill facility.HONOLULU (CN) — The Navy’s 2015 agreement to address petroleum contamination at Pearl Harbor’s Red Hill fuel storage complex doesn’t allow it to escape a citizen lawsuit over…
In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and Presidency. This thread will refresh daily and appear above the…
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,…
Another excerpt from the Brandeis report, American Undergraduates and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, which I wrote about yesterday. There are still Jewish leftists who are pro-Israel. Within the Brandeis survey, such college students effectively don’t exist. Now this may be an artifact of the survey, but I think it’s true enough. If…
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Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America called again on the Department of Justice to end mail-order abortion by settling Louisiana v. FDA in light of a new U.S. Senate report on the “dangerous practices” of abortion drug manufacturers.President of SBA Pro-Life America Marjorie Dannenfelser told The Center Square that “Sen. [Bill]…
Federal law enforcement has seized core infrastructure reportedly used by a Chinese state-sponsored cyber platform to target high-profile U.S. government entities and critical infrastructure in a campaign dating back to 2018.Authorities said the hacking targets varied from NASA to the Federal Reserve. The U.S. Department of Justice and the FBI…
Education leaders and lawmakers are weighing in after a bipartisan coalition of 47 state attorneys general announced a $17 billion settlement with Meta Platforms Inc., over allegations that the company harmed children and teens through its social media platforms.The lawsuit was filed in 2023. The state attorneys general argued that…
Donald Trump has indicated support for a Christian-backed plan urging the U.S. to open lawful, secure, and fast-tracked entry pathways for Jewish Canadians facing antisemitic threats, an idea that critics say exposes the failures of Canadian leadership on religious liberty.The National Association of Christian Lawmakers (NACL), led by Jason Rapert,…
A North Carolina teenager is fighting for life after state health officials confirmed the teen contracted the rare “brain-eating amoeba,” raising new questions about public health preparedness and water safety.State health officials revealed that a teenager in North Carolina has been left in critical condition after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a…
Michelle Obama told her podcast audience she doesn’t miss her daughters now that they’ve left home, prompting a wave of online reactions from parents who say they feel just the opposite.On a recent episode of her podcast, IMO, former First Lady Michelle Obama opened up about what it means to…
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration cannot deport or revoke the visas of noncitizen students based on their criticism of Israel, a move celebrated by free-speech advocates but opposed by administration officials who argue that a visa is a privilege, not a right.U.S. District Judge Noel Wise,…
President Trump announced that oil from a new U.S.-Venezuela agreement will be used to replenish America’s depleted Strategic Petroleum Reserve, an unprecedented move that is already drawing global scrutiny and partisan debate.President Donald Trump revealed on Sunday that crude oil from a recently struck deal with Venezuela will flow to…
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration has filed a lawsuit to block the New York City Council’s $10,000 bonus plan for education paraprofessionals, pitting City Hall against the powerful teachers union that once endorsed him.The rift erupted after the City Council unanimously passed the RESPECT Check Act on July 16, 2026, a…
California lawmakers have approved a bill to let residents install plug-in solar panels without professional help or utility sign-off, despite warnings from electrical workers about new safety risks.On August 26, the California Legislature passed Senate Bill 868, sending it to Governor Gavin Newsom for signature or veto. The bill, authored…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is just 3.3 points behind JD Vance in a new national 2028 presidential poll, raising questions about the future direction of both parties as voters look for alternatives to establishment names.A national survey by Quantus Insights has found Ohio Republican JD Vance narrowly leading New York Democrat Alexandria…
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has penalized a longtime White House teleprompter operator for using advance knowledge of President Trump’s speeches to profit in online prediction markets, a scandal the administration calls a “disgrace.”Gabriel Perez, who served as President Trump’s teleprompter operator since 2016, now faces staggering financial penalties and…
Alaska’s Democratic field for governor narrowed after Tom Begich suspended his campaign and threw his support behind fellow Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins, aiming to unify the party ahead of a crowded general election.Tom Begich, a former legislator and one of only two Democrats in Alaska’s open primary for governor, announced his…
If you don’t want another Civil War to separate the Democrat Communists in Blue Cities and states from Constitutional Patriots, you can separate them financially. This will save untold Death and Destruction while allowing for eventual reunification after they have failed for lack of tax money from those who work…
It wasn’t that long ago that our society valued heroes and heroic virtue. Young people would look up to certain individuals who possessed the qualities of virtue, perseverance, humility, and courage. Countless individuals who overcame seemingly insurmountable odds to achieve greatness have inspired the next generation to dream of attaining…
We’ve noted repeatedly how in 1913, with the establishment of the Fed, the monetary system got on the wrong track. Then, in 1971, it went off the rails. By the late 1960s, the US government lacked real money to feed its fiscal furnace. The engine was suddenly incapable of pulling the guns…
After the publishing of George Orwell’s 1984, communist governments and organizations around the world condemned the book as “anti-Soviet slander” and “capitalist propaganda.” Orwell died only eight months after the book’s release and his personal feelings on the details of the story are limited to a few personal letters to…
In the 1995 film, The Usual Suspects, what appears to be a hapless man named Roger “Verbal” Kint memorably paraphrases the French poet Charles Baudelaire with the remark: The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn’t exist. It seems to me that the second greatest trick…
When visiting a new place, one should follow local rules and customs. Hence the old axiom, “When in Rome, do as the Romans do.” Apparently, in modern Britain, that requires a nine-page government instruction manual. The U.K. Home Office recently published “Understanding Behaviours and Expectations in the UK: A Guide for Asylum Seekers.”…
America’s unspoken military practice from World War II to the present consists in routinely targeting civilians, which constitutes a crime against humanity. When a global military agenda is heralded as a humanitarian endeavor, when the deliberate killing of children is upheld as “collateral damage,” When those who resist the…
Last Friday, August 28, the U.S. Central Command claimed to have removed all sea mines from the Strait of Hormuz: U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that U.S. forces have cleared Iranian sea mines from the internationally recognized shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, saying the routes are now open to commercial…
Why Trump’s Venezuelan Oil ‘Deal’ Is a Fantasy President Trump is selling the American people a fantasy. The announcement of a “historic” deal with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of oil is a masterpiece of political theater, but it is not a solution to our energy problems.…
Alas, another election year is upon us with political signs polluting the roadsides and lying politicians appearing in television commercials. Although the general election is not until November 3, primary elections began in early March, and won’t end until the Delaware primary on September 15. Churches all over America have…
Visitors check their phones next to an OpenAI logo at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on Feb. 26, 2024. Pau Barrena/AFP via Getty ImagesOpenAI said Friday that it plans to stop providing AI models to Cursor, the coding startup now owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.This continues a years-long public…
This stuff is tiresome and yet professional victimhood seems to be the only thing that Democrats can manage to run on anymore even when competing in a Democrat primary in a place as hideously racist and sexism as… Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s district in San Francisco. The short story is that…
WASHINGTON—The sole pipeline that supplies water for millions of Grand Canyon visitors was badly damaged by weekend flash flooding, setting up a tricky repair scenario and upending a yearslong construction project to upgrade the line laid over terrain so rugged helicopters are often required to make basic fixes.“We anticipate miles…
By Christian Alexander, Op-ed contributor Monday, August 31, 2026Getty ImagesEvery few weeks, another parent writes the article. You have probably read a version of it. The family unplugs everything, the kids wander outside, someone builds a fort, and by the end the author has found something the rest of us…
NYPD officers on the scene after a woman brandishing two large knives stabbed two people in Times Square in New York City on Aug. 31, 2026, in a still from video. WABC via APA woman randomly stabbed two people in New York City’s Times Square on Monday, killing one woman,…
President Donald Trump in Washington on Aug. 27, 2026. Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump will serve as the honorary chairman at the 2026 Presidents Cup and plans to attend the event that will be held at Medinah Country Club in Chicago from Sept. 24–27.“At the request of the PGA Tour,…
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Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll reportedly submitted his resignation to President Donald Trump on Monday.The resignation is technically pending until accepted by the president. The White House praised Driscoll for being “highly effective,” ABC reported Monday.“Secretary Driscoll has been highly effective in advancing President Trump’s agenda to Make America…
The refinery El Palito in Puerto Cabello, Carabobo state, Venezuela on Jan. 22, 2026. Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty ImagesThe White House released details on Aug. 31 about an agreement that would give the United States access to 65 billion barrels of Venezuela’s oil reserves.Under the deal, Venezuela’s interim government would…
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) called for a “COVID reckoning,” saying officials involved in the government’s pandemic response must be exposed and held accountable. “I think it’s crucial that we have a COVID reckoning,” Johnson said during the Fight Club Roundtable hosted by Breitbart News Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow and Washington Bureau…
The case of by a 75-year-old Canadian schoolteacher who was wrongfully arrested and jailed for nearly two weeks on California child sex crime charges could have implication for familial relation rights under the Fourteenth Amendment.(CN) — The wife of a 75-year-old retired Canadian schoolteacher got the green light on Monday to…
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By Seth Udinski, Op-ed contributor Monday, August 31, 2026Getty Images Politics makes for strange bedfellows.Within the conservative movement, there are all kinds of diverse representations. I applaud this, and I believe a wide tent is necessary to accomplish political goals that establish a rule of law that is just, morally…
A new data center from Open AI could cut county property tax bills significantly, an Effingham County official said, but some residents said they didn’t feel as if the tax breaks would outweigh any detrimental effects of the facility.Dubbed Project Camilla, the 1,400-acre, 3.2-gigawatt data center will be completed in…
As the nation prepares to remember the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Democratic Party is finding itself in hot water over its surging left-wing candidates who have given controversial statements about the attacks. The Democrats’ Senate nominee in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, has generated the most recent controversy. He…