American Values

A quick roundup of news and views as all 50 states have started to reopen and experts consider economic and political developments…

What’s the biggest source of nonprofit funding? I’ll bet you would have a hard time guessing. It’s not donations by individuals.

When the pandemic was first declared, some thought leaders hoped the common enemy of disease might bring our country and world together.

In a matter of weeks, our world, our nation, and our communities have dramatically changed. How do we make sense of it…

Last week I was traveling across the country. Sometimes, I’ll pick up a newspaper or two. Today, it’s the USA Today and…

Here are some facts about Christmas taken from History.com—“History of Christmas.”¹ I share these facts to help take some of the commercial…

What is the religion of millionaires? CNBC cited a study by New World Wealth noting that, of the 13.1 million millionaires in…

Friday, September 8, 2017, and the Wall Street Journal is talking about mansions. They note the following: The former 4,800-square-foot home of…

On September 7, 2017, Megan McArdle of Bloomberg News wrote a troubling article. There, she noted that the Ruth Institute, a conservative…

I wrote this post in 2015, but I thought it was worth re-visiting. Have you ever watched the reality TV show on…

What is the key factor influencing the direction of America? The world? In The Next 100 Years, George Friedman writes that the…

In this day and age, we talk little of ownership.  It is presumed.  In fact, from the earliest age, we proclaim, “mine!” …