Dusted by the travel, a stranger walked down Wad Al Rahib street, hoping to find a hospitable home in which to talk about his Christmas experience. From a poorly lit porch, Isaac called out. “Hey, stranger, welcome to Bethlehem,” Isaac called out and the stranger cheerfully accepted the ...

Even though this should be the season of cheer and celebration, it is all temporary. Santa may be around next week but he will not show his face in 2070 when the warming earth may have no snow. After years of reckless flaring of gas in the oil fields, the Biden administration has said that ...

If taxes are the price of civilization, how little of civilization do we want? It seems that North Dakota stands on the edge of the cave when it comes to funding the activities that make us a civilization. Taxes – not civilization – have become the focus of North Dakota policy making. ...

“BEDBUGS” the voice shouted into the air shaft of the Mercy Mattress Company. Every mattress employee froze with unbridled fear. In less than 10 seconds, Company Boss Matt Stress was on the intercom. “Relax everyone,” he announced calmly. “This is why we have been holding bedbug ...

When Governor Burgum – joined by a huge majority in the House — proposed more income tax cuts, the remarks of Boston lawyer Joseph Welch came to mind. During the height of the post-war communism scare, Senator Joe McCarthy claimed that the government reeked with communists and ended up in ...

Global warming will have numerous effects on the American economy. For one thing, it will destroy the long underwear market. Our country finally decided that might was not right. But we didn’t decide that until we had taken all of the land owned by Indians. In some ways, we still think a ...