I went into our nation’s semiquincentennial weekend feeling as I normally do around overtly patriotic events: deeply conflicted. There is much that I love about being American and what our country can represent. When I went to Boston on my recent soccer pilgrimage, I walked a bit of the Freedom Trail and was struck by the ways…
He’s clear that polyester can be valuable. “Fabrics are not all created equal. Time is money, and the time a manufacturer requires to create any fabrication is part of the cost and therefore the final retail price for third parties to purchase,” Gaia explains. “Weaving techniques, dyeing, embroidery, finishing treatments, and compositions all play a…
(RNS) — Shortly after Pope Leo XIV was elected last May, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, himself a Catholic, was asked about his thoughts on the newly minted pontiff’s comments signaling deep concern for immigrants. After defending President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts — which Pope Leo would end up publicly criticizing — Rubio, the…
Two months into the war in Iran, President Trump is confronting the complicated reality of a conflict that has proved costly, deeply unpopular and lacks a clear endgame. Energy markets are in turmoil. The Pentagon has given its first public estimate of the war’s cost: $25 billion so far. Key Republicans in Congress are growing…
