By Mark Elfstrand, Cultural Affairs Writer
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12.17.25
Ho Ho Ho and a bottle of Tums! Isn’t that what Christmas shopping sometimes becomes? Crowds to avoid, internet sell outs, kids asking for more than you can afford…you know, welcome to our favorite season!
By David E. Smith
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12.15.25
President Trump is considering a major shift in federal drug policy—downgrading marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III. While not full legalization, the move would further normalize a drug whose risks and unintended consequences—especially for young people—are becoming harder to ignore.
By David E. Smith
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12.06.25
New research from Florida Atlantic University exposes a troubling trend: marijuana use and addiction are rising, daily use now outpaces alcohol, nearly 18 million Americans use cannabis every day, and only a fraction of teens or adults ever seek treatment. We are drifting into a major drug crisis. Is anyone paying attention?
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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10.22.25
At its root, allowing your minor to use Snapchat is a dangerous idea. Temporary stories, 24-hour messages, and hidden content make social media accountability and transparency almost impossible which can easily tempt children to send compromising and inappropriate pictures and engage in bullying activities.
08.26.25
Prominent actor Pete Davidson reconfirms what we all now know: “Marijuana is too strong.” On “The Breakfast Club” show, the sharp, philosophical, and now-sober Davidson discusses how even with daily use, marijuana gave him psychosis. Literal psychosis. Not metaphorical psychosis. Davidson confirms that marijuana nowadays, is “worse than acid.”
By David E. Smith
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08.14.25
President Trump is weighing a major shift in federal drug policy—downgrading marijuana from Schedule I to the less restrictive Schedule III. It’s not legalization, but the risks and unintended consequences—especially for young people—remain very real.
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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06.09.25
The Trump Administration has been transparent in its desire to allow abortion access through the abortion pill, mifepristone. However, pressure against this decision has been mounting due to the alarming realities that have been found in numerous reports.
By Kathy Valente
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05.17.25
On Tuesday, 22 students from Fort Dearborn Elementary School in Chicago were hospitalized after eating THC-laced cookies. Days earlier, a woman in Wheeling gave THC-infused chocolate to children in a park. These incidents highlight the results of foolish drug policies.
By Kathy Valente
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03.17.25
The battle continues and your participation is making a difference!
By Thomas Hampson
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03.17.25
Progressive Democrats Will Guzzardi, Kelly Cassidy, and Theresa Mah introduced House Bill 3518 on February 7, 2025. The 168-page bill, titled “Keeping Sex Workers Safe Act,” would legalize prostitution in this state, returning us to the late 19th and early 20th century standards. What would that look like?
By Alyssa Sonnenburg
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03.06.25
Generation Z is plagued by substance abuse. Over 13 million people aged 18-25 reported marijuana use in 2022. In addition to this, “Gen Z drug use outpaces all other age groups for factors such as prescription benzodiazepine misuse and cocaine use.”
By Gabriel Syme
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02.18.25
Assisted suicide is incompatible with biblical teaching. Human life is sacred, and suffering has a divine purpose. While believers must be compassionate toward those who suffer, we must also stand firm against assisted suicide as an affront to God’s sovereignty.
By Ecce Verum
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01.10.25
I still remember a particular airline flight I took in high school. I was heading out of Colorado after an academic event, dutifully reading a literature assignment to make the most of the travel time. Part-way through the trip, however, I put a bookmark in my volume and got into conversation with a lady sitting in my row.
By David E. Smith
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01.01.25
As you have undoubtedly noticed, auto insurance rates have increased significantly in recent years. According to the latest data, auto insurance rates have jumped by nearly 26% for full coverage since the start of the pandemic, and the trend is expected to continue into 2025.
By Ecce Verum
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12.04.24
We all send emails because they are faster and more convenient than snail mail. We don't usually suspect that snail mail would send us to the hospital. However, for precisely this reason, one state representative is pushing for an electronic mail delivery system in the state's correctional facilities. In Illinois prisons, physical mail can get you high.
