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Layoffs — late-cycle hangover or AI?

U.S. employers announced 153,074 job cuts in October – the worst October since 2003 – and headlines rushed to blame AI. Fair question: were the recent layoffs really caused by AI? Mostly, no. Cost-cutting was the top reason in October, with AI a distant second (roughly 20% of those layoffs). The sectors leading reductions – tech and warehousing – are also the ones that over-hired during the boom and are now normalizing. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow model is tracking -4.0% real GDP growth again, keeping the “reacceleration” narrative alive. But a big slice of that ...

We cut God from governance to our peril

I would like to challenge Tim Mannello’s statement about the The Constitution, the Bible and Christian nationalism. Abraham Lincoln’s summary of this nation is a “government of the people, for the people, by the people “. And that comes from John Wycliffe, a Catholic and Christian reformer. Many of the world greatest historians (such as von Ranke, Taine, D’Augibne, and Bancroft) see John Calvin as the ideological “father of America”. It was his ideas that directed the American Revolution. The first pilgrims off of the Mayflower made a covenantal pact (thought of as ...

Bring back civility to colleges

Hundreds of thousands of college students returned to campus last month. Yet the protests and violence that plagued our universities in the spring have not disappeared. Instead, the fall semester has also started down a dark path: Leading conservative voice Charlie Kirk was murdered in ...

Canada’s warning to America: Property rights are on the chopping block

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Think you actually own your so-called “private” property? Better know its history going back to the Ice Age, if a new landmark ruling is any indication. A Native American tribe in Canada has just succeeded in convincing a Canadian superior court that it owns 732 acres of land on which homes, a golf course, roads and other private establishments have been built. Too bad the homeowners didn’t have an archaeological license or a crystal ball when they made their purchases, because the court explained that around 1860 -- several years before Canada was ...

The Constitution, the Bible and Christian nationalism

The United States was divinely ordained as a Christian nation. It’s legal and governmental structures ideally reflect Christian doctrine. This summary belief forms the bedrock of Christian Nationalism. Christian Nationalists believe our nation’s origins are inextricably linked to the purpose of founding a Christian nation and is consistent with the teachings of the Bible. They believe America was once a Christian nation, Americans lost their way, and our Christian nation needs to be restored. However, a deeper dive into our founding documents and Scripture paints a different ...

Governor’s policies will sink economic progress

A recent Politico article highlights a New Jersey candidate touting Pennsylvania as a better model for the Garden State. Meanwhile, a left-leaning economist’s tweet ranks Pennsylvania as the most recession-proof economy in the Northeast. Of course, Gov. Josh Shapiro leveraged his $3 million PR team to try to take credit for a great economy. But how strong is Pennsylvania’s economy really? Pennsylvania’s outlook is improving and is far better than that of neighboring New Jersey. Yet, the data shows a middling economy, and the Keystone State lags well behind the leading states ...