What do preserved fetal pigs and your Friday night cocktail at Rough Draft have in common? Cancer risk. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies alcohol as a Group 1 cancer-causing agent alongside tobacco, asbestos, and formaldehyde. These links initially surfaced in 1988, but were reaffirmed in 2007 and 2010. Christians often advise limited...
Economists love to describe tradeoffs (“on the one hand….on the other hand”), so much so that a frustrated Harry Truman once asked for a one-armed economist. So I appreciated how your recent article (“Hillsdale Professors Discuss Tariffs,” Feb. 13) represented the many nuanced considerations about the Trump Administration’s rapidly evolving tariff policy. But as someone...
Although mass media’s hold has broken down in the 21st century, much of our information comes from just a few sources. Almost imperceptibly, a small group of people influences everything we see. The opening of White House Correspondent seats to the public is a step in the right direction. The Trump Administration announced it would...
Jewelry often represents deeper meaning — wedding bands signifying commitment, cross necklaces indicating faith, heirlooms preserving generational connection. But a new trend takes the concept of sentimental keepsakes to an unsettling extreme. Recently, companies like ICE Keepsake Jewelry and Blossom Keepsake have started advertising a service that turns what they call “leftover” in vitro fertilization...
Rarely do popes and American politicians spar over Catholic theology and national policy. That changed Jan. 29, when Vice President J.D. Vance appeared on Fox News to justify border security and mass deportation with what Vance called an “old-school” Christian concept. “You love your family, and then you love your neighbor, and then you love...