It's Monday, June 2nd, 2025. Welcome to the Daily Article podcast. I'm Chris Elkins of the

Denison Forum, narrating today's daily article written by co-founder and CEO, Dr. Jim Denison.

A man yelled, free Palestine, and hurled an incendiary device into a group at an outdoor mall in Boulder, Colorado yesterday.

Demonstrators for an organization called Run for their Lives had gathered to raise visibility for the hostages remaining in Gaza.

Eight people were hospitalized with burns in what FBI director Dan Bongino called

an act of terror. One victim was in critical condition, according to police. According to Leo

Terrell, head of the anti-Semitism task force at the Justice Department, quote,

this anti-Semitic terrorist attack is part of a horrific and escalating wave of violence

targeting Jews and their supporters simply for being Jewish or standing up for Jewish lives.

If such violence is attended to deter the Jewish community, I predict it will have the opposite

effect. After leading more than 30 study tours to Israel over many years,

I can testify that the Jewish people I know, both in the U.S. and in Israel,

are deeply resolute, courageous, and determined.

They know the power of fighting for a cause greater than themselves.

Therein lies my point today. Climbing season at

Mount Everest ended yesterday. Every year between 700 and 1,000 people attempt the climb

between 60 and 70 percent succeed. It takes about two months to make the climb. The experience

costs between $35,000 and $100,000.

Most mountaineers trained specifically for Everest for at least a year. More than 340 climbers

have died attempting to reach or return from the summit. What draws people to sacrifice so much to do something that offer so little

by way of practical return? It's not the height itself. If you've flown on a passenger jet,

which typically cruises at 35,000 feet, you likely have exceeded the height of Mount Everest. You can

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