‘Nobody cares.’

Interim White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney on whether President Trump would mention the rising federal budget deficit in his State of the Union Address.

News of the Year

[ Dec. 29 ] What this and every year should teach us is that no matter how nutty liberals seem to be this year, next year will be much worse. The secular, statist religion that tries to create heaven on earth leads to hell on earth. —Rick Flanders on wng.org

Sentenced

68%

The percentage of plays Tony Romo correctly predicted as an NFL broadcaster this season. The figure is higher than Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s season completion percentage.

$238 million

The amount billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin paid for a new penthouse under construction in New York City, the most expensive house in U.S. history.

Moose fight

‘Makes you feel more worth something.’

Nathan Mort, who has autism but now has a full-time job for the first time in many years. Those with disabilities have returned to the workforce at the highest level in years as the U.S. economy has rapidly created jobs.

Peopling a war

[ Dec. 8 ] The human side of history, as Rania Abouzeid writes in No Turning Back, is what is all too often missing from today’s news. I wish we could see these nations and people as Jesus sees them, and may we extricate ourselves from the politicized and polarized news the pundits spew our way. —Steve Shive on wng.org