If, as seems likely, Donald Trump is indicted by a New York grand jury for reportedly paying hush money to porn star Stormy Daniels and if, as also seems likely, Trump is also indicted by a Georgia grand jury for trying to force election officials to overturn that state’s vote count in the 2…

A hallmark of postmodernity is everyone has their own truth now. "My truth" is espoused by people who say "I feel" instead of "I think." They do not care what is true, but want their truth reflected by others. Those who come closest build trust. Postmodernity precludes grace because postmode…

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I spent a day in family court earlier this month to observe and learn about what families and children in crisis face in my community. I watched as an eldest sister accepted custody of her six younger siblings, a foster family moved forward with adoption proceedings and one father got custod…

Let's be grateful that Ron DeSantis devotes so much of his time raging over drag queens and bragging how he punished Disney for disagreeing with him. An obsessive pursuit of "woke" has kept the Florida governor and apparent presidential candidate from mucking around serious matters. But, sad…

President Ronald Reagan once said, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are 'I'm from the government, and I'm here to help.'"

On Saturday night, Mike Pence unleashed his anger at Donald Trump.

Elizabeth Warren has issued serial apologies for saying, when asked whether Joe Biden should keep Kamala Harris as his running mate, “I really want to defer to what makes Biden comfortable on his team.” She went on to say, “I like Kamala,” which is what we call “damning with faint praise.”

In late 2019, Politico asked a high-ranking Biden aide about the candidate's age. "If Biden is elected," the anonymous adviser said, "he's going to be 82 years old in four years and he won't be running for reelection."

"I became, at ten years old, a little labouring hind in the service of Murdstone and Grinby."

Jan. 6 was, according to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, "the worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War." Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer explained that the riot of Jan. 6 was a "violent insurrection." And in order to preserve democracy, Schumer stated, Fox News …

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Women and children: two segments of the population we cherish and try to protect. But, sadly, not if the woman is in the prison system.

Let me be clear: I enjoy being a parent.

I'm not surprised that migrant children who have been coming into the United States from Latin America without their parents, fleeing violence and poverty, have ended up in some of the most punishing jobs in the country.

Last week marked 40 years since my mom died. Grief works in curious ways and comes in waves long after a loved one has passed. It shows up in unexpected ways. This year, for me, it showed up in my son's face.

Some time ago, I worked after school and during summers at my town’s public library. My supervisor was Mrs. Fowkes, a stunning grandmother who, in summer, wore straw hats with flowers.

WASHINGTON — "Slava Ukraini" is heard in the halls and streets here, especially when President Volodymyr Zelenskyy gave a ringing speech to Congress before Christmas. That was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's crowning act before she gave up the gavel.

It's fashionable these days among conservatives to look back on the early days of COVID with smug self-congratulations.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th and the longest-living U.S. president, has chosen to enter hospice care at age 98. This is a good time to try to place his presidency in history. Indeed more years separate us in 2023 from Carter's time in office than separated Carter from Franklin D. Roosevelt's.

President Joe Biden recently tweeted that he will be a "nightmare" for Republicans who dream of cutting Social Security and Medicare. With this statement, Biden showed that he's either shockingly ignorant about these two programs and any Republican reform efforts -- or lack thereof -- or jus…

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the agriculture industry is going through a transformative period — as he spoke, he glanced across the table at members of a local company who he said exemplify that transformation.

Seventeen candidates entered the 2016 Republican presidential primary. All of them declared in 2015. Five of the 17 exited before the first votes were cast in 2016. In the 2020 Democratic presidential primary, 29 candidates announced they were running or forming exploratory committees. Eight…

Don Lemon, a moron, was right.

Drug Abuse Band-Aids May Increase Addictive Behavior

And so some angry, mentally ill person decides to shoot random human beings for no particular reason. Although mass killings have become commonplace -- the one at Michigan State University was the 67th this year, and we're only in February -- something feels different this time.

People are uneasy about the debt ceiling fight. Many think it's unhealthy and a sign of poor fiscal management, and they are right. However, they should get used to it. These budget fights will keep getting more frequent and more intense. That's because no one wants to talk about budget rest…

I don't know about you, but I look at the next 20 months leading up to the 2024 presidential election with some dread. That's not because I'm especially worried Donald Trump or Ron DeSantis or someone equally horrific will be elected. I'm dreading the next 20 months because the entire proces…

While the military is focused on foreign objects flying over American and Canadian territory, a more disturbing threat to our national security is occurring on the ground. Federal, state and local governments are behind in their response to the acquisition of American land by people and comp…

We've just taken down the Christmas decorations, snow's falling outside my window and a fireplace roars before me.

Police reform is hard. Not that there's any shortage of smart proposals. In the wake of the shameful beating death of Tyre Nichols, we've seen a number of promising reform ideas, including dramatically increasing training and disempowering police unions, both of which I support. But, the wor…

We try not to sit with our pain for too long. We want to fix what hurts.

If you've worked hard to afford a suburban house with a patch of lawn where your kids can play, you're under attack.

Driving to dinner on Sunday, I found myself suddenly surrounded by emergency vehicles. Fire trucks, police cars and ambulances seemed to converge from all directions. Had someone jumped off the bridge into the river?

Poultry houses have slaughtered millions of chickens in the United States to stop the spread of avian flu. The disease spreads quickly and can contaminate egg production. Along with other factors, this has caused a shortage of eggs and a spike in prices. But even some healthy populations hav…

I had surgery on my knee recently, the second in a series of operations to correct a problem with my ACL, the problem being that I don't have one.

While most of the public and media attention the past two years has been focused on high prices and inflation, these issues take second place over the public's top concern, which is big government, according to a new Gallup poll. Concern over the uncontrolled southern border is in third position.

"We have no choice but to make hard decisions," Oklahoma Rep. Kevin Hern recently said. He leads the Republican Study Committee, a group of more than 160 Republican lawmakers that recently called for making cuts in Social Security.

Once again, the nation is traumatized by horrible video of police brutally beating to death a Black man. Need I note the victim was Black? Would we be less or more traumatized if the victim were white?

Political news pounces on any poll suggesting Republicans' preference for the 2024 presidential candidate. Little attention has landed on the Democratic side, where the numbers have been quite interesting.

In the wake of COVID-19, people now overwhelmingly believe that the education system's broader purpose needs to be rethought. This begins with a shift away from standardized testing, college prep and a one-size-fits-all model and toward personalized curricula, practical skills and subject mastery.

The pursuit of moral and fiscal responsibility is a sacred duty. In these troubled times, when the very foundations of our society seem to be under attack, it is more important than ever that we stand up for what is right and just. The choices we make as a nation have the power to shape the …

There's an understandable compulsion in the media and among Democrats to emphasize the differences between Joe Biden's classified documents scandal and Donald Trump's.

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