Archive for August 2025
HILL STAFF VIEWS: Strong Bipartisan Support Among Staffers for Food Reforms
(QUICK READ) — Strong majorities among both Democratic and Republican congressional staffers back proposals for eliminating highly processed foods and the use of petroleum-based dyes in what Americans eat, according to recent CNCT Capitol Pulse surveys. Hill aides aren’t nearly so united when it comes to the issue of what to do with seed oils,…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: DIANE ADAMSON started in her first full-time position on Capitol Hill in December 2018 as a Legislative Correspondence Fellow for Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md). Seven years later, Diane moves up from Legislative Director to Deputy Chief of Staff for the Maryland Democrat. Diane received her BA in Anthropology…
Read MoreDID YOU KNOW: Signs Abound That U.S. May be on the Threshold of a Spiritual and Cultural Revival
(FIVE-MINUTE READ) — At a time when bad news seems to come at all of us from every direction at an incessant pace, two emerging trends suggest relief is coming, thanks to a spiritual and cultural revival that is gathering strength across the country. The two trends include, first, the growing interest among Gen Zers,…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Dr. Joseph Warren on the Determination to Win Freedom
(QUICK READ) — America’s freedom and independence were not won overnight or through a quick series of wins that left the British Army — then the world’s mightiest military — dazed and defeated in the field. To the contrary, there were many defeats and disappointments along the way from 1776 to 1781 when Lord Cornwallis…
Read MoreTESTIMONIES: South African Dennis Zulu Was ‘Born For a Time Such as This’
(4:19 VIEWING) — Dennis Zulu grew up in the South Africa that was still suffering the evils of Apartheid, and in a family that was officially Catholic, but in fact was devoted to the worship of ancestral gods. Dennis thought of himself as a follower of God and yearning to know Him better, but he…
Read MoreLONG STORY SHORT: Wait a Minute, Homology Means What?
(8:00 MINUTE VIEWING) — Ever notice how similar in structure your hand is with those of multiple other creatures in the world? For a long time, that common structure was taken to be evidence of common descent and thus as convincing evidence in support of Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. But, as the following 8-minute…
Read MoreHILL STAFF NEWS: Open Positions, New Hires, Big Promotions, Great Opportunities
(THREE-MINUTE READ) NEW HIRES: COURTESY OF LEGISTORM: HEATHER ELLERS-BOWSER is the new Senior Counsel working for Rep. Daniel Webster (R-Fla.) on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee. Previously, Heather was Chief Counsel at the Department of Transportation. She earned her law degree from George Mason University Law School. RUTHANNE…
Read MoreCONSIDER THIS: You Likely Have No Idea How Amazing Are Spiders
(8:01 VIEWING) — Do spiders give you the heebie-jeebies? They do me, having grown up in Oklahoma where Fiddlebacks, Black Widows and Tarantulas are quite common. Even harmless Brown Wood Spiders still give me the creeps! So, you can imagine how I approached this latest beautiful, amazing video from the John 10:10 Project and Illustra…
Read MoreFAITH OF THE FOUNDERS: Faith and the Cornerstone of the U.S. Capital
(QUICK READ) — It was April 15, 1791, “when the Hon. Daniel Carroll and Dr. David Stewart superintended the fixing of the first cornerstone of the District of Columbia, at Jone’s Point, near Alexandria,” according to Benjamin F. Morris. The commemorative remarks on that day featured Rev. James Muir of the Old Presbyterian Meeting House…
Read MoreWHAT WOULD YOU SAY: Is Marriage Really Just a Piece of Paper?
(6:20 VIEWING) — It’s a commonplace these days to hear people claim they aren’t getting married and are instead simply living together because doing the latter is a good way to “check compatibility” or “marriage is nothing more than a legal piece of paper.” Is that true? It is certainly a widely held belief, but…
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