We live in an age of impatience where a two-day delay on an Amazon package stirs the desire to leave a negative online review. Despite whatever our daily irritations may be, granddaughter of the late evangelical giant Billy Graham and President Donald Trump's new nominee for Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom Cissie Graham Lynch says that Christians are commanded to praise God, which changes the posture of their hearts. 

On this week&rsquo;s Outstanding Podcast, Host Casey Harper talks free markets and socialism with Dr. Gary Wolfram, a professor of economics, public policy and political economy at Hillsdale College.
Together, they tackle questions like:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>How do free markets work and why does they work?</li>
<li>Are prices fair?</li>
<li>How do we respond to the socialist narrative?</li>
<li>Doesn't the Christian faith keep capitalism in check in many ways?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

On this week's Outstanding Podcast, Host Casey Harper talks free markets and socialism with Dr. Gary Wolfram, a professor of economics, public policy and political economy at Hillsdale College. Together, they tackle questions like: How do free markets work and why does they work? Are prices fair? How do we respond to the socialist narrative? Doesn't the Christian faith keep capitalism in check in many ways? 

On this week&rsquo;s podcast, Host Casey Harper and author Arlene Pellicane discuss screens, technology and its impact on kids.
They discussed questions like:
<ul>
<li>How do Christians think about technology and raising children?</li>
<li>What is the impact of technology on personal and spiritual formation?</li>
<li>If kids are being raised differently, will they be made fun of?&nbsp;</li>
<li>How can we teach our kids to hold onto our Christian values under pressure?&nbsp;</li>
<li>What do we need to prepare for regarding AI?&nbsp;</li>
<li>What technology plans and practices can we adopt to protect our kids and pass on our faith to the next gen?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

On this week's podcast, Host Casey Harper and author Arlene Pellicane discuss screens, technology and its impact on kids. They discussed questions like: How do Christians think about technology and raising children? What is the impact of technology on personal and spiritual formation? If kids are being raised differently, will they be made fun of? How can we teach our kids to hold onto our Christian values under pressure What do we need to prepare for regarding AI? What technology plans and practices can we adopt to protect our kids and pass on our faith to the next gen?

On this week&rsquo;s podcast, Host Casey Harper talks with General John Teichert, retired Brigadier General, national security expert, and an Amazon #1 best-selling author about the Iran war, what needs to be made in America for national security reasons, and U.S. infrastructure. They discuss questions like:
<ul>
<li>What do Americans need to know about the Iran war?</li>
<li>Will the &ldquo;Economic D-Day&rdquo; against Iran work?</li>
<li>Do we make enough weapons and critical goods right here in the U.S.? Why not?</li>
</ul>

On this week's podcast, Host Casey Harper talks with General John Teichert, retired Brigadier General, national security expert, and an Amazon #1 best-selling author about the Iran war, what needs to be made in America for national security reasons, and U.S. infrastructure. They discuss questions like: What do Americans need to know about the Iran war? Will the "Economic D-Day" against Iran work? Do we make enough weapons and critical goods right here in the U.S.? Why not? 

Returning to the podcast we have Grace Drexel, whose father Pastor Ezra Jin of Zion Church in China was recently released from prison after President Donald Trump personally made the request to China's communist leader, Xi Xinping. We also have the son of Gao Quanfu and Pang Yu, who are still imprisoned for their Christian faith in China. We get the latest on their case, discuss the plight of the church in China and answer the question: What can we do about the persecution of Christians in China?

Returning to the podcast we have Grace Drexel, whose father Pastor Ezra Jin of Zion Church in China was recently released from prison after President Donald Trump personally made the request to China's communist leader, Xi Xinping. We also have the son of Gao Quanfu and Pang Yu, who are still imprisoned for their Christian faith in China. We get the latest on their case, discuss the plight of the church in China and answer the question: What can we do about the persecution of Christians in China?

On the morning of September 15, a bill titled "Sex Education with a Biological Approach" was formally introduced in the Congress of the Republic of Colombia; it seeks to ban gender ideology in schools across the South American nation.

Without seeming to make barely a ripple, a startling report was released in June revealing that America's Social Security program will become insolvent in six years unless substantial reforms are made. Now, lawmakers are beginning to sound the alarm on the rapidly spiraling crisis and are pushing legislation to overhaul the system originally designed to keep elderly Americans out of poverty.

President Donald Trump vented his displeasure Wednesday after the Federal Reserve Board voted unanimously to raise interest rates. "The interest rates are too high. They're not appropriate," Trump told reporters. "The country barrels through everything because we're doing so well. But the interest rates are too high." In response to inflation that remains above the 2% target, the Federal Reserve raised the bank-to-bank interest rate by one quarter percentage point, to a range of 3.75%-4.0%.

One of the most frustrating aspects of the debate over ESG - which stands for environmental, social, and governance investing - is that the term has no set definition. Although the term "ESG" has general outlines and a basic connotation, the particulars are ephemeral. It can mean one thing one day to one investor, company, or ratings agency, and something completely different the next day or to the next individual or organization.

Wars are grinding on, arsenals are strained, military competition has reached space, and great powers view one another with mounting suspicion. Now artificial intelligence is accelerating the entire system.

First, they attacked America. Then adoption. Parental rights. Now, girls' sports. Honestly, with such a busy schedule of political extremism, it's a mystery how Nike has time to sell anything. But then, that's the problem - they aren't.

Editorial Director and Senior Writer, The Washington Stand

A Catholic couple in Massachusetts had their daughter taken away by the state under the guise of child abuse after refusing to affirm her so-called transgender identity. In 2024, the 15-year-old child was removed from the home of Joseph and Arlene Kutzko after they say she was secretly socially "transitioned" at Algonquin Regional High School. Now, they're fighting to get her back before she is medically "transitioned" on high-dose testosterone.

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After months of sustaining heavy fire for his radical left-wing views, U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D) is now weaving, dodging, and running for cover. The Texas Democrat gave Fox News an exclusive interview at a Tuesday campaign event in Dallas where he tried to rebrand himself into the most moderate version imaginable.

Senior Writer, The Washington Stand

More than 50,000 Americans from across the country signed a new "Declaration for Life" within hours of its public release that calls on them and their fellow citizens "to stand for life" and for Congress "to ban the chemical abortion drug mifepristone," Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) told reporters during an impromptu news conference in a Senate office building Wednesday.

More young men in America are remaining single than ever before, with the rate almost doubling over the last quarter century, according to concerning new data released earlier this week.

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