Michael Smith

The Logical Pathology of Pure Opposition Welcome to the National Calvinball League, where logic and reason are forbidden and goalposts are not moved because there are none. The radical left was out in force late yesterday to protest President Trump’s comp... See more

The Great Retail Reset: Capital Flees, AI Remakes the Playing Field The venture investment landscape for retail startups in 2025 resembles a winter’s garden—barren at first glance, yet alive with the roots of new growth. The numbers are stark: a contracti... See more

The Eternal Negotiation: Government and the Degrees of Freedom Why the search for ordered liberty - the balance between liberty and governance - will never end Observation is the invitation to wisdom. Over the past couple days, I watched governance in its... See more

Dell’s Five-Day Office Mandate: A Calculated Reversal in the Hybrid Work Era In a move that reverberates across the corporate landscape, Dell Technologies has drawn a sharp line in the sand, mandating a full five-day, eight-hour in-office schedule for its... See more

O’FALLON – This summer, long-time Missouri Baptist minister Lee Sanders retired after over 50 years in ministry, including 27 at his current church, First Baptist Church, O’Fallon (FBCO). In July, FBCO honored him with a new title, associate minister emer... See more