Celebrating ‘Good Riddance’ Day

Saying farewell to yesterday might be a challenge for some, but not for the numerous New Yorkers who bid a traditional farewell to 2023 in Times Square ...

2024 Word of the Year Fuels ‘Magical Thinking’

The word "manifest" has been named Cambridge Dictionary's word of the year for 2024, after celebrities such as pop star Dua Lipa and gymnast ...

Americans Remain Pessimistic Despite the Economists

A reporter from The Wall Street Journal spoke to several people about the economy. One was Kristine Funck, a nurse in Ohio, has won steady pay raises, ...

Advent Season Portends Hope for Future

In a recent segment on NPR’s Morning Edition, Rev. Cameron Partridge shared about an idea he developed during his years as a college chaplain. "You ...

Vision of Our 'Future Self' Changes the Present

A psychologist at New York University wondered if young adults were not saving money for the future because they felt like they were putting it away for ...

New Research on Parent’s Priorities and Challenges

The Pew Research Center released a new survey on parenting in America today (2023). Here are some highlights:

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and ...

Alleged Prophet Nostradamus Continues to be Popular

The alleged prophet Nostradamus is more popular than ever in these troubled times. Books about him and his prophecies are high on the best seller lists ...

The Top 10 Fears in America 2022

In 2021 Chapman University surveyed adults on 95 fears. It turns out that the majority of Americans suffer from tremendous fear. Many–perhaps as ...

Letter from Queen Elizabeth II Unopened Until 2085

Queen Elizabeth II passed away on September 8, 2022, at the age of 96. But it turns out that Britain's longest-reigning monarch still has something ...

Red Heifers Brought to Israel from Texas

Rabbis in Israel have spent many years searching for a qualified red heifer. Finally in September of 2022, a Texas man has delivered five red heifers ...