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Why Marcus Freeman making history as a Black and Asian head coach matters

as notre dame cathedral Football players threw oranges and waved to the crowd after a thrilling 27-24 victory over Penn State. Fighting Irish head coach Marcus Freeman was asked by ESPN's Molly McGrath. The game between Notre Dame and Penn State was the first of the College Football Playoff semifinals and pitted two black head […]

Don’t miss the key detail in Gabriel’s message to Mary: Why Jesus’ name matters

Readers of the Old Testament will notice that the significance of a character is also shared by the character's name. Adam, Eve, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Solomon, and many other names have some kind of verb or noun that connects them to their origin, attitude, or purpose. And sometimes the character's name is announced. […]

Loyalty matters: Trump picks allies and supporters to fill out his administration

President-elect Trump is moving quickly to form a second administration, and this time it doesn't seem like he's seeking too many outsiders into his political orbit. As he seeks to upend Washington, D.C., he is turning to allies, loyalists and other supporters of the MAGA movement and America First policies, many of whom are known […]

Why the ‘bootstraps’ ethic matters more than ever in the current crisis

A lot of ink has been spilled in recent years, including my own, debunking the boomer mantra of “pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” Millennials, who inherited a weaker economy, culture, and country than their parents, found this term unfair. Rising housing and education costs, stagnant real wages, and an influx of foreign ideologies and […]

Erase 'other': Accurate Census data matters for every American

No one sees themselves in the word “other.” They also don't like being lumped into broad categories that don't explain who they really are. And when this happens with data used to inform policy decisions, these people often become invisible. Without a choice, nearly 50 million U.S. residents, many of them Latin Americans, checked the […]