Key Takeaways From US–Iran Preliminary Deal; 8 Dead in B-52 Bomber Crash

Trump said Iran agreed to ’strong policing powers’ to ensure that it ‘will not have a nuclear weapon.’ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

June 16, 2026

WORDS OF WISDOM “None are so poor that they have nothing to give … and none are so rich that they have nothing to receive.” —Pope John Paul II 🎧 Prefer to listen? Get the podcast. TOP STORIES Key Takeaways From US–Iran Preliminary Deal Trump said Iran agreed to ’strong policing powers’ to ensure that it ‘will not have a nuclear weapon.’ SHARE*     READ MORE > 8 Dead in B-52 Bomber Crash       Vance: Iran Could Access $300 Billion Reconstruction Fund Under Peace Agreement       California Gov. Newsom Says DOJ Is Investigating Him and His Wife       Beijing-Linked Hackers Targeted US, Canadian Research Institutions for Over a Year: Google       Streaming Giant Roku to Join Fox in $22 Billion Acquisition       PREMIUM Women Report Being Tricked and Bullied Into Taking Abortion Pills       INSPIRED The Neglected Cornerstone: The Bible and the Founding of the American Republic       CULTURE Why Understanding Yourself Is So Difficult, and What Ancient Philosophers Can Teach Us There’s one subject everyone should be an expert on: themselves. But how many of us are? For something so close and immediate to us, our own minds and characters remain mysteriously obscure. “Why is it a lifelong project for me to gain insight into my own thoughts, habits, impulses, reasons for acting, or the nature of the mind itself?” wondered philosophy professor Therese Cory. “This is called the ‘problem of self-opacity,’ and we’re not the only ones to puzzle over it.” Cory explains that philosophers as far back as ancient Greece and medieval Europe weighed and wondered at the mystery of the self—and the challenges of grasping it. “It’s a common scholarly myth that early modern philosophers (starting with Descartes) invented the idea of the human being as a ‘self’ or ‘subject,’” Cory noted. “Like philosophers and neuroscientists today, medieval thinkers were just as curious about why the mind is so intimately familiar, and yet so inaccessible, to itself. (In fact, long before Freud, medieval Latin and Islamic thinkers were speculating about a subconscious, inaccessible realm in the mind.)” These traditional thinkers offer wisdom that helps us understand both why and how to gain greater self-knowledge. Their thought remains as applicable today as when they first contemplated the mysterious and elusive substance of the human soul. Roman Emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius understood the link between self-knowledge and the rationality that defines us as human beings. “These are the characteristics of the rational soul: self-awareness, self-examination, and self-determination,” he wrote in his “Meditations.” The rational soul ought to engage in these practices of self-reflection, and when it does so, “It reaps its own harvest. ... It succeeds in its own purpose.” SHARE*     READ MORE > EPOCH TV First Step on Peace; $300 Billion Iran Plan       Final Hours: Is Death Really the End?       OPINION Mike Fredenburg The AI Threat SciFi Predicted Is Right on Our Doorstep Jeffrey A. Tucker Comity in the Commons TODAY'S RECIPE Go Big With These Burgers for Father’s Day There’s no better way to celebrate a meat-eating dad than with a juicy, gloriously messy, double-fisted burger. Fire up the grill, toast the buns, and lean into indulgence with meaty... EPOCH FUN Freecell Solitaire Arrange cards by suit in ascending order to win. PLAY Spot the Difference Find the differences between 2 images. PLAY Word Wipe Create words to eliminate tiles. PLAY

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