This month, speaking from Miami, Governor Ron DeSantis (R) championed new educational standards regarding the history of communism - standards the state began implementing in Florida schools this academic year.

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, religious leaders, tech experts and even the AI companies themselves are raising the alarm, and yet they keep building&nbsp; Artificial Intelligence. What&rsquo;s going on here? Is the AI apocalypse inevitable, or is all hype or somewhere in between?

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, religious leaders, tech experts and even the AI companies themselves are raising the alarm, and yet they keep building  Artificial Intelligence. What's going on here? Is the AI apocalypse inevitable, or is all hype or somewhere in between?

On this week&rsquo;s Outstanding Podcast, Host Casey Harper talks free markets and socialism with Dr. Gary Wolfram, a professor of economics, public policy and political economy at Hillsdale College.
Together, they tackle questions like:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>How do free markets work and why does they work?</li>
<li>Are prices fair?</li>
<li>How do we respond to the socialist narrative?</li>
<li>Doesn't the Christian faith keep capitalism in check in many ways?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

On this week's Outstanding Podcast, Host Casey Harper talks free markets and socialism with Dr. Gary Wolfram, a professor of economics, public policy and political economy at Hillsdale College. Together, they tackle questions like: How do free markets work and why does they work? Are prices fair? How do we respond to the socialist narrative? Doesn't the Christian faith keep capitalism in check in many ways? 

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? 

On today's News Brief: President Donald Trumps unveils the new america.gov service and addresses whether or not America will work with China on AI, Senator Ron Johnson hosts a panel on hospital failings during the coronavirus.

On today's News Brief: President Donald Trumps unveils the new america.gov service and addresses whether or not America will work with China on AI, Senator Ron Johnson hosts a panel on hospital failings during the coronavirus.

Artificial intelligence could make America far wealthier by 2030. But new research raises a troubling possibility: the next generation may find the first rung of its career ladder shrinking just as the economy becomes more productive.

Federal tax fraudsters are getting away with as much as $304 billion in unpaid and underpaid taxes and by filing false claims for tax refunds, yet the IRS "doesn't have an antifraud strategy," according to a new analysis by the Government Accounting Office (GAO).

School choice is expanding across America. More families are gaining access to education savings accounts, scholarships, and alternatives to the school assigned to them by their ZIP code. Beginning in 2027, a new federal scholarship tax credit will expand educational choice even further. But before we talk about how many choices parents have, we should ask a more important question: Do parents actually know what they are choosing?

Exiled Cuban journalist Yoe Suárez warned attendees of the 2026 Pray Vote Stand Summit against the enticements of socialism, repackaged by hip, young politicians like New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D). "It's incredible to see such an amazing crowd of people who are willing to vote, to go to stand outside, because in Cuba, we can't do this. This is illegal under socialism," Suárez said. "When some politician here says, 'the warmth of collectivism,' that's the warmth of collectivism."

A Canadian grandmother died by "assisted suicide" in a scene that can only be described as a farce, based on the account published by her traumatized family.

Senior Writer, The Washington Stand

The United States Armed Forces allows homeschoolers to enlist, but the city of Fremont, Nebraska appears to think they are unfit to join their local fire department. Now, the governor's office is investigating.

Writer

For U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), the stakes for the 2026 midterm elections couldn't be higher. Not only are two political parties facing off on November 3, but two completely different worldviews.

Vice President, Brand Advancement

President Donald Trump commanded the world's attention when he addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. Wars, sovereignty, immigration, and America's place in the world dominated the headlines. But buried within that sweeping address was a declaration that may outlast everything else he said.

Senior Fellow for National Security

In today's divisive politics, it's often possible to tell what a speech achieved based on who it angered. In the case of President Donald Trump's Tuesday speech before the U.N. General Assembly, those most angered by the speech were global media elites. "Trump invades the UN with a brutish speech," raged a headline in The Guardian, a British equivalent of The New York Times. Such an attitude signals that, besides excessive self-congratulation and an over-emphasis on AI, Trump's speech had much to commend it.

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