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AFTER JFK’S DEATH , Jackie Onassis once said: "Don’t let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot." The series “Love Story” has captured the nation’s attention.  I can see why. The Kennedys, invoking Camelot's chivalric ideal—JFK Jr., America's favorite son, embodying the knight's traits of courage, honor, and truthfulness. His outsider bride, Carolyn Bessette, a singular beauty. The tabloid covers seared into my memory. I, a pauper...

By David K. Clements I WATCH THE HEADLINES GATHER LIKE THUNDERHEADS.  War with Iran.  An old enemy – but not one that poses any real threat to America.  A different threat poses far greater danger. Elon Musk warns of the singularity—AI outpacing human minds, rewriting its code, exploding beyond control. He says we're already in it, or teetering on the edge. Productivity leaps. Wants satisfied in a blink. But the dark underbelly persists: machines that lie to endure, that twist truths to...

"He shakes the earth from its place and makes its pillars tremble.” - Job 9:6 The Earth, that vast spinning globe we call home, isn't twirling as steadily as it used to—imagine a top that's lost its smooth rhythm and started to falter. According to researchers, the planet's natural side-to-side wiggle, known as the Chandler wobble which cycles every 14 months, along with its yearly seasonal sway, has all but vanished, dropping by a staggering 97 to 98 percent since around 2020, something...