Magazine - Your Land
An odyssey of Cubs, a mother, and a Manning
When Katie Russell Newland threw out the first pitch at Chicago’s Wrigley Field in September 2015, it closed a remarkable odyssey of visiting all 30 Major League…
April 20, 2021
Magazine - Life & Arts
The press can park somewhere else
A few years ago, I lived at the beach in Santa Monica, California. I had a two-story rectangular beach house, and in the afternoons, I would sit…
Business
GOP trust-busters are embracing a left-wing agenda
It’s not too often that Republicans embrace the agenda of leftist Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren. But it’s happening. Josh Hawley, the young Republican senator from…
Magazine - Your Land
The end of the campfire
The fireplace holds a special place. “Hearth” is a synecdoche for “home.” Fireside chats were how President Franklin Roosevelt made the nation feel safe during our darkest…
Business
Joe Biden becomes the latest president to promise an expansion of broadband internet access
The Biden administration recently announced its plans to invest over $100 billion into broadband infrastructure, a decision that broadband companies vocally oppose. During a trip to Pittsburgh,…
Infrastructure
Biden triggers definition wars as he moves forward with his agenda
President Joe Biden may not advertise it, but his $2.3 trillion spending plan contains his most radical idea yet. It is one that traces its origins to…
Magazine - Columnists
Stop letting woke victimologists harm minorities
Find victims or create them. Feign concern and look “woke.” Such is politics in the 21st century. Consider opponents of Georgia’s new election law, who insist it…
Magazine - Features
Haley’s precarious path
As long as Nikki Haley has been a national figure, she has held a distinct, defined role in politics. She rose to stardom as a two-term governor…
Finance
The fast-food industry is innovating and reducing face-to-face contact with customers
In the post-World War II era, automobile manufacturers began producing cars that fit the average consumer’s budget. As more and more people took to the road for…
Magazine - Your Land
Facebook friends don't count
Social media is the new cigarette. It’s cool, it’s everywhere, and it’s something we can’t seem to quit — no matter how much we’d like to. Roughly…