Casey Chalk

2 weeks ago | thefederalist.com | Casey Chalk

Earlier this year, the United States dropped to its lowest position in the rankings of the annual World Happiness Report. This downward trend is driven by people under the age of 30, who have high rates of anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation, are worried about declining financial prospects, and express distrust in once-honored institutions. Unfortunately, religion, which earlier generations of Americans turned to in times of crisis, is one of those discredited institutions.

2 weeks ago | lawliberty.org | Casey Chalk

Can print newspapers be saved? The total estimated print circulation of US newspapers peaked in the early 1990s, and has been declining ever since. Circulation is now below what it was before World War II. Many celebrate the demise of the newspaper industry, especially given that digitally-based news (including via social media) provides such a low-cost, diverse alternative to an industry whose reputation has been shattered by the almost comical narrowness of its longstanding liberal bias.

1 month ago | catholicworldreport.com | Casey Chalk |Thomas M. Doran

Portrait of John Calvin by François Stuerhelt (c. 1602–1652), from the collection of the Rijksmuseum. Public domain; right: Statue of Saint Peter, Vatican City. (Image: iam_os / Unsplash.com)Unless you pay much attention to the tiny subculture that is Catholic-Calvinist ecumenical debate and apologetics, you likely wouldn’t know that the discussions can get quite heated and personal.

1 month ago | us2.campaign-archive.com | Matthew Nelson |Peter M.J. Stravinskas |Carl Olson |Casey Chalk

The use of human “bodyoids”: an alarming proposal By Matthew Nelson on May 30, 2025 04:00 amMany of us know someone—and perhaps that “someone” is you—whose life depended on an organ transplant. Many also know how challenging it can be to procure a needed organ and receive it in time for Read in browser » Why was “Joan of Arc” Mark Twain’s favorite among all his many books?

1 month ago | crisismagazine.com | Casey Chalk

As Catholics, we know we’re not to prioritize or obsess over money and possessions. “You cannot serve God and mammon,” Jesus warns in the Sermon on the Mount. Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?