Why We Don’t Read (Yet) — and How to Start Again

December 10, 2025 No Comments

We live in a strange cultural moment: books have never been more accessible, yet reading has never been more neglected. National surveys show a steep, decades-long decline in reading for pleasure, with some reports estimating a nearly 40 percent drop in daily leisure reading over the past twenty years. Another study from the American Academy of Arts & Sciences found that the percentage of adults who read at least one book outside of work each year has fallen steadily as well. These numbers confirm what many already feel in their own lives: people who once devoured novels now struggle to finish a chapter, and countless purchased books remain untouched. The question isn’t whether reading has declined—but why.

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Restoring True Diversity

August 19, 2025 1 Comment

At one of America’s most elite universities, I expected open debate and fearless inquiry. Instead, I found silence—an unspoken rule that Christian thought belongs behind closed doors. This essay exposes how elite campuses celebrate diversity while quietly excluding faith from intellectual life. It’s a call for universities to rediscover real inclusion—where Christian voices aren’t merely tolerated, but respected as essential to understanding truth, human dignity, and the moral foundations of education itself.

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Silhouette of Theodore Roosevelt overlooking an American canyon at sunrise with wind turbines and a nuclear plant on the horizon, symbolizing conservation, progress, and patriotic stewardship

Conservation is Conservative. It Always Has Been.

August 19, 2025 No Comments

Conservation has always been conservative—anchored in stewardship, prudence, and national strength since Theodore Roosevelt. Yet today’s GOP often dismisses environmental concerns, allowing the left’s alarmism to dominate. True conservatism demands pragmatism: rejecting apocalyptic rhetoric while embracing innovation in nuclear, geothermal, and balanced energy solutions. Protecting resources is not capitulation but patriotism. To secure prosperity and leadership, Republicans must reclaim conservation as a cornerstone of American exceptionalism.

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