As the Israel-Hamas war continues, Israel is calling up its reserves. This is in response to the deadly assault by the terrorist group Hamas on Oct. 7 that left over 1,400 Israelis dead. Hamas…
Nov. 9 was National Fried Chicken Sandwich Day – an occasion with, as the food service trade publication Nation’s Restaurant News put it, arguably “significantly more weight behind it now than it did in…
An alarming new report from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service asserted that 2023 is “virtually certain” to be the hottest year on record. In the United States, the devastating effects of a…
Pennsylvania is known for a lot, especially its artists. Some of the best performers and musicians around today and in days past have come from the Keystone State, even though most people may not…
Sports films are made to inspire. Whether they highlight the determination of a disadvantaged underdog or the bonds of teamwork that can transcend pure technical skill to bring home the prize, these stories reveal…
Militaries that are not continuing to evolve their arsenals stand at a severe disadvantage to those that do. This has been proven throughout history with countries adopting new guns, vehicles, aircraft and the innovative…
Thanksgiving means turkey in America. It’s so much a part of the Norman Rockwell vision of the holiday that millions of Americans, whatever their cultural origins, have come to accept it as an essential…
The United States boasts the largest defense spending budget in the world, and this has been the case for decades now. The philosophy behind this foreign policy harkens back to President Theodore Roosevelt and…
The fourth-largest nation on earth, with 3.6 million square miles of land, The United States is one of the most geographically diverse countries on earth. America is home to the tallest land-based mountain when…
An estimated 41 million Americans are living below the poverty line, and the economic pressures they face impact nearly all aspects of day-to-day life. The hardships associated with poverty – which, in the continental…
A thriller film is one that conveys excitement and suspense. What makes a great thriller film is the careful use of tension, deception, and energy to draw the audience along a journey that frightens…
The dictionary defines “strategy” as “a plan of action designed to achieve a major goal.” In military terms, of course, the goal is almost always victory over the enemy, or at least diminution of…
Between 1775 and 1783, American rebels battled the British for our fledgling country’s independence. Armed with the most sophisticated armaments of the era, both armies waged 165 bloody battles. The Americans ultimately won, but…
By definition, the two sides in a team sport are enemies, battling each other for supremacy. Physical contact, if it’s a contact sport, is theoretically limited by commonly agreed upon rules. Players are only…
From Detroit to Hollywood, 2023 has been a historic year for organized labor in the United States. According to a report published by Barron’s, over 18 million workdays were lost to labor strikes in…
