The real luxuries of adult life aren't what the ads sell you.
They're quieter than that. And almost free.
Time to think without a notification interrupting you. The ability to say no without explaining yourself. A calendar that reflects what you actually value, not what someone else scheduled for you.
A full night of sleep. A long walk with no destination. A conversation that doesn't end because someone has to get back to their phone.
Most of these cost nothing. Most of them have been priced out of ordinary life anyway — not by money, but by attention.
That's the part worth sitting with. The scarcest things in adult life aren't expensive. They're protected. They belong to the people who decided, on purpose, what their time was for.
If you want them, you don't need more income. You need a schedule that defends them.
Memorial Day is a reminder that freedom isn't the default state of the world. People fought and died for it.
I am thankful America is where you can build, create, and push the frontier forward.
Thank you to the men and women who served and gave their lives. 🇺🇸
In 1998, the United States achieved its first federal budget surplus in 29 years, effectively ending a streak of deficits that had lasted since 1969.
This milestone was achieved under President Bill Clinton, following the passage of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, which resulted in a fiscal surplus of approximately $69 billion for that year.
Once again, American flight travelers are dealing with chaos not due to economic, budgetary, or technological constraints.
But instead because we've elected a bunch of hyper-partisan performative artists who cannot do the minimum job of working together to keep programs running.
We can't allow ourselves to become numb to mass shootings. What happened today in Minneapolis is heartbreaking, and Michelle and I are praying for the parents who have lost a child or will be sitting at their hospital bedside after yet another act of unspeakable, unnecessary violence.
And this is why Washington is broken.
Prominent GOP senator introduces legislation reasserting Congressional limits over Biden's tariff powers.
But when a fellow Republican becomes president - and abuses that power 50x worse - well, now that GOP senator opposes his own bill. 🙄
RFK Jr. says US was healthier during his childhood than it is now. Really? In 1950s 45% of Americans smoked. Now it’s < 12%. Infant mortality rate was 29 deaths/1000 live births. Now it’s 5.6/1000. Maternal mort rate was 95/1000 live births. Now 12.5/1000
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There are 535 members of Congress who will talk about the debt and deficit when criticizing the other side’s priorities. But only about 10 genuinely care when it comes to their own party’s priorities. Those are the principled ones.
This is why critics say "the cruelty is the point." If you want to argue that some aid program is not worth taxpayer dollars, go for it.
But blocking life-saving humanitarian aid that has already been paid for is actually creating govt waste in order to deprive the recipients.