The gender gap in teenage suicide is narrowing, showing an alarming increase in suicides among girls. The suicide death rates of boys and girls ages 10-14 almost evened out?between 2018-2024, Axios reported last week.? 

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? 

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?

The anti-Christian culture of death is making rapid advances across Europe on the assisted suicide front. In Italy, doctors who refused a woman's request for euthanasia now face a criminal investigation for their ethical and morally upright decision.

In yet the latest evidence that American students are continuing to fall behind academically, newly released international student assessment data showed that 15-year-olds achieved the lowest scores in math and reading in over two decades. Experts say that entrenched institutional dysfunction in public schools must be uprooted and that parents should take advantage of an increasing array of school choice options that often provide better educational outcomes.

Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue displayed an "unserious approach to fraud prevention" in the 2024 election, concluded three committees of the U.S. House of Representatives in a report issued Wednesday. The Committee on House Administration, House Judiciary Committee, and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform issued a third interim report on ActBlue's fraud liability because more evidence of malpractice kept coming to light.

Missionary Pastor Andrew Brunson, whose 2018 release from a two-year imprisonment in Turkey was a major diplomatic milestone for the first Trump administration, has been appointed to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF).

"The Declaration of Independence gives us three examples of 'unalienable' rights: life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Life is the first of those rights because it is the condition of the others. It is thus the most foundational of all rights."

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.

Writer

Without seeming to make barely a ripple, a startling report was released in June revealing that America's Social Security program will become insolvent in six years unless substantial reforms are made. Now, lawmakers are beginning to sound the alarm on the rapidly spiraling crisis and are pushing legislation to overhaul the system originally designed to keep elderly Americans out of poverty.

Senior Editor, The Washington Stand

More than 50,000 Americans from across the country signed a new "Declaration for Life" within hours of its public release that calls on them and their fellow citizens "to stand for life" and for Congress "to ban the chemical abortion drug mifepristone," Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) told reporters during an impromptu news conference in a Senate office building Wednesday.

"There is a reason I do not use my professional platform for politics," superstar singer Ed Sheeran said Tuesday. "My audience includes young people, often children, of all backgrounds." Perhaps more importantly, "those who come to my shows do not expect a political forum." The recent drama involving Sheeran's North American tour "The Loop" proves the wisdom of that course.

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