The Story Behind Halloween and the Cost of Celebrating

November 2, 2026

Halloween is one of America’s most recognizable holidays, filled with costumes, candy, carved pumpkins, haunted houses, corn mazes, and trick-or-treating. However, the holiday did not begin as the lighthearted celebration we know today. Its history stretches back centuries and reflects…

Never Bet Against America

October 26, 2026

“Never bet against America.” These are the words of Warren Buffett in a 2021 letter to Berkshire Hathway shareholders. In an era of American self-criticism and self-doubt some question whether this sentiment is still valid. Buffett’s comment was underpinned by…

What’s making you laugh?

October 19, 2026

Humor disarms. It lowers our guard just enough to make us open to ideas we might otherwise resist, and it reminds us not to take everything quite so seriously. That’s especially valuable in a season like this one. Fall always…

The Death of the American Host

October 12, 2026

Fall is officially here. For my wife and me, it came with something that is apparently quite rare these days—an invitation to dinner. We were invited by the parents of our daughter’s good friend to a home-cooked meal at their…

The Terrible Twos

October 5, 2026

If you are a parent or grandparent, the odds are that you have had to deal with a child going through the time in their lives lovingly referred to as the “terrible twos.” Parents who have lived through this will…