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The Cookie That Started a Culture War
Somewhere along the way, America stopped arguing over whether pineapple belongs on pizza and graduated to something far more absurd. Now we're fighting over cookies. Not whether they're soft or crunchy. Not chocolate chip versus oatmeal raisin. Political cookies. Welcome to 2026! The latest confection to spark national outrage comes courtesy of Hive Bakery in Flower Mound, Texas, where owner Haley Popp has once again found herself in the middle of America's never-ending cultu

Janie Flores-Alvarez
Jul 104 min read


Reagan Was a Democrat
The Reagans Built the Modern Political Con That Handed Donald Trump the Presidency Ronald Reagan's parents were Democrats in a Republican-leaning part of Illinois, Dixon, a small river town in Lee County where the Reagan family settled in December 1920, when Reagan was nine. Jack and Nelle Reagan's Democratic loyalty ran deeper than just voting. Jack Reagan had a grade-school education and worked as a shoe salesman, and after FDR's 1932 election, he was rewarded for his Democ

Maria Salinas
Jul 75 min read


How Pulp Fiction Ended Up in a Pentagon Prayer Service
On April 15, Hegseth stood at the podium. Pete Hegseth has been running monthly Christian worship services out of the Pentagon since taking office as Secretary of Defense, and for a while, the most controversial thing about them was the fact that they were happening at all. On April 15, Hegseth stood at the podium during one of those services and asked his audience to pray with him, leading them through what he introduced as "CSAR 25:17," a prayer he said was recited by the S

Maria Salinas
May 123 min read


Bible Writing 101
The Bible is a Bestseller for a Reason

Maria Salinas
Jul 15, 20253 min read


Chicano vs. Mexican American
Different Identities, Same Heritage

Maria Salinas
Jun 10, 20253 min read


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