Day: April 5, 2026
Archaeologists uncover mysterious Christian artifact near waters tied to Jesus’ ministry: ‘No known parallel’
A one-of-a-kind artifact recently found near the Sea of Galilee may shed new light on how early Christians practiced baptism in the ancient city of Hippos.
Yankees legend Reggie Jackson criticizes Pete Hegseth’s leadership amid Iran conflict
Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson slammed Pete Hegseth on X over shaking up Army leadership during the ongoing military operation in Iran.
Trump calls rescue of downed Air Force pilot an ‘Easter Miracle’
President Donald Trump praised the rescue of a downed U.S. airman in Iran as an “Easter Miracle,” calling the mission one of the most daring operations in American military history.
#650 – Jake Paul
Jake Paul is a professional boxer, entrepreneur and content mogul. His promotion MVP will host its first ever MMA card live on Netflix May 16th. Jake joins Theo to talk about how his family has navigated their unique fame, his reaction to the callout from Nate Diaz, and why he thinks comedy will save America.
The One Way To Understand Easter
He is Risen! He is Risen Indeed! It is a cry that changed the world. We literally measure time by it, before and after. But why did the world have to change to begin with?
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Why doesn’t money make you happy?
It’s known as the Easterlin paradox.
Though rising wealth at early stages in the lives of individuals and countries fosters greater happiness, perpetually rising wealth does not make individuals or countries perpetually happier. At some point, economics Professor Richard Easterlin of the University of Pennsylvania and USC discovered, more wealth engenders less happiness.
Private capital mindfully allocated can both do well and do good.
This paradox may be best illustrated with U.S. data. Total U.S. household wealth exceeded $182 trillion at the end of 2025, up 466% from an inflation-adjusted $39 trillion in 1980. Yet in 1980, 82% of Americans described themselves as satisfied versus only 44% of Americans today — a decline of nearly half. Similarly, in 1980, only 20% of Americans described themselves as lonely. Today, it’s 40%.
Paradoxically, more American wealth has made Americans less happy and fostered an epidemic of loneliness. Why is this, and what can be done about it?
According to the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University, happiness and life satisfaction are only partly material in nature. Work and basic housing, health care, and material attributes are important, of course — but no more so than family relationships and friendships, community engagement, and religious affiliations.
These factors are best promoted through nurturing homes, quality education, and supportive work environments. Character formation is essential for personal meaning and purpose.
Harvard scholars clearly derived much of their insight from Aristotle. In his “Nicomachean Ethics,” Aristotle observed that multiple civic virtues were essential for eudaimonia (his term for flourishing or happiness). These include temperance, magnanimity, courage, generosity, modesty, proper ambition, sincerity, and justice.
Inculcating these virtues throughout society requires commonality of purpose, excellent education, strong families, and enlightened leadership.
One way wealthier people could foster greater happiness — their own and that of others — is to use a portion of their wealth to promote greater human flourishing.. The best way to do this is to invest in companies and funds that authentically support and multiply greater inclusivity, wholesome products and services, and higher civic virtue.
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In short, private capital mindfully allocated can both do well and do good — that is to say, earn reasonable risk-adjusted returns while simultaneously resolving humanity’s material, educational, environmental, social, and inclusivity challenges.
Fortunately, a lot could be accomplished with relatively little. My research shows that all of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals could be achieved in under a decade if ultra-high-net-worth investors allocated no more than 1.6% of their total investable assets a year to verified impact investment strategies; the other 98.4% could continue to be spent or invested however they wish.
Replacing material-driven misery with abundant happiness is an idea whose time has come. If wealthy investors spent a little more effort understanding what their investments could do as opposed to only what financial returns they make, they would help co-create a world of optimal wealth, purpose, and fulfillment. And instead of being a partial cause of their growing discontent, successful investing could become an integral part of the cure.
Material abundance can directly foster rather than undermine human flourishing.
Editor’s note: This article was originally published by RealClearPolitics and made available via RealClearWire.
Alex Eala starts Linz Open campaign vs Austria”s Julia Grabher
Alexandra “Alex” Eala will open her campaign at the Linz Open against hometown bet Julia Grabher when they face off in the main draw this week.
NCAA: Mapua repels Benilde in Game 1, nears first men”s volleyball title since 2002
Mapua University shrugged off a Set 1 hiccup to hack out a 19-25, 25-23, 25-21, 25-23 win against top-seeded De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde in Game 1 of NCAA Season 101 men”s volleyball finals on Sunday at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
Where Kapuso celebs spent their Holy Week
Kapuso stars made the most of their Holy Week break, whether in the Philippines or abroad.
