An enigmatic future
The arrival of a new year is often wrapped in certainty that does not exist. What lies ahead is opaque, and pretending otherwise weakens our judgment at a time when clarity matters most.
The coming...
Debt accumulation
The national debt clock keeps ticking even on ordinary days—on quiet mornings when markets open, taxes are collected, and new borrowings are approved without drama. I find it disturbing that while nothing seems to...
The secret sauce: What makes a business idea truly good
The world is brimming with ideas, but only a select few blossom into successful businesses. So, what separates a fleeting thought from a truly promising business idea? It’s not just about cleverness or originality;...
Transmitters of tradition
THE story of Anna, already advanced in years and a widow, and who “departed not from temple, by fasting and prayers serving night and day,” (cfr. Lk 2,36-40) somehow reminds of those good old...
Welcoming the bridge
The reopening of the San Juanico Bridge to heavier vehicles is welcome news that deserves sober recognition rather than celebration. It corrects a damaging disruption and affirms the bridge’s central role in regional mobility...
Relying on the unreliable
The first time a New York judge fined lawyers for submitting court filings stuffed with cases that never existed—phantom rulings confidently invented by an AI—I felt more than embarrassment for the profession. I felt...