“Charity”: a selfless virtue. We help because we should, if we can. Charity should not plunge the giver into penury, but charity demands that we-who-have share with those who-have-less. How …

On Sept. 14, NASA released its most expansive study on UFOs so far. Besides re-naming them as UAPs, or unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP), the study didn’t do much. The observations they …

At first the decision seemed in sync with our federalist system: let the states decide on abortion, as though the metrics — women and childbirth — varied by states. After Dobbs replaced Roe v. …

Like many rural people, I’m not a fan of the giant livestock operations that have stolen the markets from ordinary farmers. These giant facilities raise thousands of animals in buildings where the …

Chief Justice Louis Brandeis labeled states “laboratories of democracy,” free to experiment with new programs, away from the federal government’s edicts. Today singer Oliver Anthony, crooning …

During the 2023 legislative session, surprising and unusual bills were introduced in Missouri’s statehouse. A bunch of them — 13 to be exact — were funneled into HB 863, a piece that would have …

The Annals of Greed teem with humdrum rapaciousness. The Medicare scams, like the pain clinics in California and Oregon, evoke a blasé ho-hum. Medicare and Medicaid are not the only marks. When 18 …

I was shocked, but not particularly surprised, when I heard that people were flocking to Death Valley to witness—or should I say “celebrate”? — the hottest (so far) temperature on the planet …

Yikes — what a legacy! In four years. Donald Trump bequeathed us dirtier water, filthier air, widening inequality, a legitimate mantle over “racist nationalists,” election deniers … But wait …

Summertime ... and the livin’ is easy. Sort of. But how would we know? We’re too busy running hither and yon, stocking up memories (and, by the way, building our carbon footprints). I lay the …

The United States is desperate for nurses. Since COVID, the American Nurses Foundation reports that as many as 100,000 nurses left their hospital-employers, with an estimated 200,000 staff (including …

June was American Dairy Month and because I do a radio program that focuses on agriculture and sustainability, someone from the St. Louis District Dairy Council got ahold of me. Would I like to do a …

The woke-police are here! On the chopping block are books that discuss gender (defined at birth, ordained divinely), homosexuality (a curse, a sin, or a confusion), racism (overblown), immigration, …

OK. We’ve gotten through another Debt Ceiling Crisis. And now we have months—years, maybe—before worrying about spending again. Media can return to Trump, War, Migration and Guns. Right? …

The dilemma for our fractured political times: Whither common sense? Can ideologues step back from their entrenched stances to enhance our nation’s welfare? This is a plea for small-step decisions …

I don’t usually get my agriculture news from The New Yorker, but their recent profile on King Charles is moving the dial. While I usually thumb through TNY for the fun of seeing what’s up with …

By now many cities are facing the nursing home catastrophe: some homes, unable to hire enough staff to meet the statutory requirements, are letting beds go empty — or, worst case, are closing. In …

Hello, Farm Bill Fans. It’s that time again. A new farm bill is being created by Congress, and it will affect how we farm, how we enjoy the outdoors, how we spend our money, how we eat, how the …

Why let a pandemic go to waste? COVID Capitalism 101 instructs: Seek out the opportunities amidst the despair. COVID left people who depended upon mental health counseling, as well as …

One would think, since I spent my career teaching college, that I’d sound off against the “no college, no problem” employer movement. After all, surveys prove that college educations pay off …