Cody Urban

Approaching its 250th birthday, America feels like two nations sharing one flag. Neighbors become enemies over one or two election cycles. Truth turned into opinion. Social media platforms ablaze with never-ending toxicity and conflict. Conversations turned into battlefields. Media outlets staking claim to ideological positions. Civil disagreements in legislatures breaking out in actual fights. Holiday […]

Even with the Trump administration’s recent about-face on tariffs, lowering the economic missile on daily items such as beef, coffee, basic fruits, juices and other staples, the cost of living still remains high. Tariffs are not being viewed as a useful foreign policy drill bit as the administration first expected. Instead, Americans are worried it’s

A very recent and protracted government shutdown, as partisan driven and politically charged as it was, put a fresh and needed spotlight on federal workers. The experience, in some way, offered a silver lining, forcing American’s to revisit the critical importance of federal workers, all playing a vital role in keeping the nation running efficiently and effectively.

Illiteracy is on the rise in the U.S. – and it’s not just a problem for America’s youth, it’s also a challenge for just as many adults. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (the NAEP known as “America’s Report Card”) shows dramatic drops in reading and math scores to their lowest levels since the early 2000s when