The number is staggering when you think about it. On December 7, 1941, approximately 87,000 American military personnel were stationed on Oahu when Japanese planes descended from the morning sky and changed the course of history. Today, just 13 of those men are still alive CBS News, all of them centenarians who carry memories that...
Here’s something that should make every taxpayer sit up and pay attention: America’s four largest public-sector unions just spent nearly a billion dollars on politics in the 2024 election cycle. And here’s the kicker—86% of that money came directly from member dues, not voluntary political donations. We’re talking about $915 million from the National Education...
#250for250: Honoring America’s Living Veterans Part of Nexfinity News’ series celebrating 250 exceptional veterans who embody American Exceptionalism Frederick W. Smith’s journey from Marine Corps captain to founder of one of the world’s most successful logistics companies exemplifies how military leadership principles can transform civilian enterprise. After earning his economics degree from Yale, Smith served...
William McNulty: From Marine Corps Intelligence to Disaster Relief Pioneer #250for250: Honoring America’s Living Veterans Part of Nexfinity News’ series celebrating 250 exceptional veterans who embody American Exceptionalism In the aftermath of Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake, while the world struggled to mount an effective response, two U.S. Marine Corps veterans saw an opportunity to turn...
Dr. Theresa Cheng: Healing Those Who Served Through Compassionate Care By NexFinity News In the landscape of American exceptionalism, few stories embody the spirit of service-after-service quite like Dr. Theresa Cheng’s mission to restore smiles—and dignity—to our nation’s veterans. Since founding Everyone for Veterans (E4V) in 2008, Dr. Cheng has addressed a critical and often...
Look, I care about the planet. You care about the planet. We all want to leave something livable for our kids. But somewhere along the way, the environmental movement put all its eggs in one basket—and it might be the wrong basket. We’ve spent the last twenty years obsessed with carbon emissions and global warming....
Walk down any grocery store aisle and you’ll see bottles of canola oil everywhere. It’s cheap, it’s marketed as heart-healthy, and chances are it’s sitting in your pantry right now. But lately, there’s been growing controversy about whether this ubiquitous cooking oil is actually good for us. Let me be clear upfront: this is a...
Here’s something you genuinely can’t make up: Brazil is bulldozing through the Amazon rainforest to build a massive four-lane highway—all to make it easier for people to attend COP30, the global climate summit happening in Belém next year. Yes, you read that right. They’re cutting down the very thing everyone’s supposedly gathering to save. The...
The Lone Star State Cements Permanent Business Advantage Texas has fundamentally reshaped the competitive landscape for American finance by enshrining unprecedented tax protections directly into its state constitution. Through three ballot measures approved by voters, the state has permanently banned capital gains taxes, estate and inheritance taxes, and securities transaction taxes—transforming what were merely policy...
What the Media REFUSED to Tell You About Occupy Wall Street Remember Occupy Wall Street? If you were anywhere near a major city in the fall of 2011, you probably couldn’t miss it. Protesters camping in parks, those “We are the 99%” signs everywhere, and a whole lot of debate about income inequality and corporate...