For the quarter century following September 11, 2001, most Americans would have placed "Don't do business with the Taliban" high on the "Obvious No-No" list. Alas, as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on Saturday, the State Department has found it necessary to warn against just that.

On this week&rsquo;s podcast, Host Casey Harper and author Arlene Pellicane discuss screens, technology and its impact on kids.
They discussed questions like:
<ul>
<li>How do Christians think about technology and raising children?</li>
<li>What is the impact of technology on personal and spiritual formation?</li>
<li>If kids are being raised differently, will they be made fun of?&nbsp;</li>
<li>How can we teach our kids to hold onto our Christian values under pressure?&nbsp;</li>
<li>What do we need to prepare for regarding AI?&nbsp;</li>
<li>What technology plans and practices can we adopt to protect our kids and pass on our faith to the next gen?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

On this week's podcast, Host Casey Harper and author Arlene Pellicane discuss screens, technology and its impact on kids. They discussed questions like: How do Christians think about technology and raising children? What is the impact of technology on personal and spiritual formation? If kids are being raised differently, will they be made fun of? How can we teach our kids to hold onto our Christian values under pressure What do we need to prepare for regarding AI? What technology plans and practices can we adopt to protect our kids and pass on our faith to the next gen?

On this week&rsquo;s podcast, Host Casey Harper talks with General John Teichert, retired Brigadier General, national security expert, and an Amazon #1 best-selling author about the Iran war, what needs to be made in America for national security reasons, and U.S. infrastructure. They discuss questions like:
<ul>
<li>What do Americans need to know about the Iran war?</li>
<li>Will the &ldquo;Economic D-Day&rdquo; against Iran work?</li>
<li>Do we make enough weapons and critical goods right here in the U.S.? Why not?</li>
</ul>

On this week's podcast, Host Casey Harper talks with General John Teichert, retired Brigadier General, national security expert, and an Amazon #1 best-selling author about the Iran war, what needs to be made in America for national security reasons, and U.S. infrastructure. They discuss questions like: What do Americans need to know about the Iran war? Will the "Economic D-Day" against Iran work? Do we make enough weapons and critical goods right here in the U.S.? Why not? 

Returning to the podcast we have Grace Drexel, whose father Pastor Ezra Jin of Zion Church in China was recently released from prison after President Donald Trump personally made the request to China's communist leader, Xi Xinping. We also have the son of Gao Quanfu and Pang Yu, who are still imprisoned for their Christian faith in China. We get the latest on their case, discuss the plight of the church in China and answer the question: What can we do about the persecution of Christians in China?

Returning to the podcast we have Grace Drexel, whose father Pastor Ezra Jin of Zion Church in China was recently released from prison after President Donald Trump personally made the request to China's communist leader, Xi Xinping. We also have the son of Gao Quanfu and Pang Yu, who are still imprisoned for their Christian faith in China. We get the latest on their case, discuss the plight of the church in China and answer the question: What can we do about the persecution of Christians in China?

It&rsquo;s back to school season, and the war for our kids is underway. Joining Host Casey Harper is Victoria Cobb, President of The Family Foundation of Virginia, the largest and oldest pro-family advocacy organization in Virginia.
Together they discuss&hellip;
<ul>
<li>What is the state of the battle for parental rights in education?</li>
<li>What battles has President Trump won, and where are we still seeing resistance?</li>
<li>On the gender issue specifically, how is this playing out in education in Virginia and nationally? (locker rooms, transitioning kids without parental consent, etc.)</li>
<li>Why is abortion is <a href="https://www.familyfoundation.org/blog/tek3eaa067o1s3ffn25wsxb427qmsd">on the rise</a> in Virginia and the nation?</li>
</ul>

It's back to school season, and the war for our kids is underway. Joining Host Casey Harper is Victoria Cobb, President of The Family Foundation of Virginia, the largest and oldest pro-family advocacy organization in Virginia. Together they discuss... What is the state of the battle for parental rights in education? What battles has President Trump won, and where are we still seeing resistance? On the gender issue specifically, how is this playing out in education in Virginia and nationally? (locker rooms, transitioning kids without parental consent, etc.) Why is abortion is on the rise in Virginia and the nation?

Forty-three countries are members of the Geneva Consensus Declaration (GCD). The new goal? Eighty countries represented by 2028. President of The Institute for Women's Health (IWH) Valerie Huber told The Washington Stand at the sixth annual summit in the nation's capital on Tuesday that she has high hopes for the future of the initiative that seeks to strengthen families. 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday announced the final repeal of a Biden-era regulation to cripple coal- and gas-powered power plants. At the G20 Energy Abundance Ministerial in Houston, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin celebrated an end to the "war on coal" and a $300 billion down payment on an effort to "unleash" American energy.

As Russian attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine continue to escalate and with Vladimir Putin showing no willingness to engage in ceasefire negotiations, a bill championed by the late Senator Lindsey Graham that would directly target the foremost buyers of Russian energy and potentially cripple Putin's war machine is picking up steam.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to meet Trump on September 24 for their second summit this year. The question facing them is not whether the AI competition can be stopped. It is whether the world's two leading AI powers can compete without allowing that competition to become dangerously uncontrolled.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to let the U.S. Postal Service enforce a rule targeting mail-in ballots, dealing a setback to President Donald Trump's effort to restrict voting by mail ahead of November's midterm elections that will determine control of Congress.

First, they attacked America. Then adoption. Parental rights. Now, girls' sports. Honestly, with such a busy schedule of political extremism, it's a mystery how Nike has time to sell anything. But then, that's the problem - they aren't.

Editorial Director and Senior Writer, The Washington Stand

A Catholic couple in Massachusetts had their daughter taken away by the state under the guise of child abuse after refusing to affirm her so-called transgender identity. In 2024, the 15-year-old child was removed from the home of Joseph and Arlene Kutzko after they say she was secretly socially "transitioned" at Algonquin Regional High School. Now, they're fighting to get her back before she is medically "transitioned" on high-dose testosterone.

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The U.S. military has "successfully destroyed 10 Iranian tankers in just the last week," U.S. Central Command announced Wednesday, marking a steep escalation in President Trump's declared strategy of "Economic Warfare and Isolation" of the Islamist regime. "These vessels were part of a multibillion-dollar shadow network that funds the IRGC, and Iran cannot defend them."

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After months of sustaining heavy fire for his radical left-wing views, U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico (D) is now weaving, dodging, and running for cover. The Texas Democrat gave Fox News an exclusive interview at a Tuesday campaign event in Dallas where he tried to rebrand himself into the most moderate version imaginable.

Twenty-five years have passed. For some Americans, 9/11 has become history. For many of us, it remains memory. And there is a difference.

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