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Are Americans done with health insurance?

Health insurance has become yet another item that Americans need but struggle to afford. In the era of prediction market wagers and direct-to-consumer products from wellness influencers, what if patients bet on going without coverage?

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Summer Baseball

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia — I knew it could be his last Little League at-bat. I hoped it wasn’t. We were down 2-0 with two outs in the bottom of the sixth. If Sean could get on base, the top of the order would come up and maybe make some playoff magic happen.

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The no-win Texas Senate race

In November, Texans will go to the polls to choose their new junior senator. This choice comes down to one of the most corrupt and morally repugnant politicians in recent memory and a full-blown heretic. A scandal-plagued liability masquerading as an anti-establishment freedom fighter versus a far-left progressive culture warrior cosplaying as a theologian.

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Will America Keep on Trucking?

May brought news that trucking prices are hauling upward, and fast. Increased hauling costs often mean a noticeable uptick in price tags for the many goods those trucks deliver. This was a bad omen for Republicans — rising prices have historically complicated things for the party in power during midterm elections.

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Jaxson Dart slammed for introducing Trump. If only he beat women

Social media erupted last week with controversy surrounding the New York Giants’ second-year signal-caller, Jaxson Dart. His crime? Introducing President Donald Trump at a May 22 speech. This week, Green Bay Packers star Josh Jacobs was charged with strangling his girlfriend — a far less offensive act in the eyes of the liberal media, apparently.

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Trump's tariffs did not 'reshore jobs'

David Ricardo’s theory of comparative advantage is counterintuitive, and a lot of people struggle with it. Most of us can see why free trade works in the interest of competitive countries. How, though, can it be in the interest of less efficient places? Why wouldn’t all the jobs go to the more productive trading partner?

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