Victor Davis Hanson in The Epoch Times answers his self-posed question whether Americans are better off since Donald Trump’s inauguration in January. In contrast to the litany of defeat and decline under Joe Biden – like the deadly, costly, bungled bug-out from Afghanistan – Hanson lists a veritable avalanche of Trumpian accomplishments, including regaining control over the southern border, surging energy exports, forging multiple peace agreements, presiding over robust economic growth and rolling back DEI/wokism.

Bad Mom? Bad Wife?
The Massachusetts trial of Lindsay Clancy for killing her three young children (recently declared a mistrial) became a litmus test for couples – with some publicly breaking off engagements due to disagreements over her culpability. Writing in The American Mind, Evie Solheim ponders the malign influence of social media on the marriage decision for younger generations. “When men and women treat existence as a zero-sum game, everyone loses,” she writes, pleading for greater understanding between the sexes. For more on marriage, see this C2C article.


