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Democrats' sweeping pandemic stimulus package now heads to the Senate. Read More
It may very well be a 'time to heal,' but Biden's cabinet appointees and nominees make one thing very clear. Unity to the left means playing... Read More
Sen. Rick Scott predicted on Friday that the Republican Party will flip blue Senate seats to red in at least four states in the 2022... Read More
The woman, 25, said that when they were alone in his office, Gov. Andrew Cuomo asked if she had ever been with an older man. Read More
With an airstrike against Iran-backed Syrian militias, President Joe Biden signaled in a measured and direct way -- more than his previous... Read More
To address the threat of resurgent authoritarians, the world's democracies need to commit to bold action. Read More
Democrats' justification for silencing their adversaries online and in media -- Read More
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Larry Sanger blasts increasingly woke Wikipedia's whitewashing of socialist and communist human rights atrocities as Read More
English essayist Samuel Johnson wrote that “when a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind... Read More
Julian Zelizer writes that as former President Donald Trump gears up to make his first post-presidential appearance at CPAC, President Joe... Read More
Springfield, Massachusetts is one of the toughest cities in the United States, but it was not always that way. Basketball was invented in a... Read More
Why experts believe life could be “normal-ish” by fall — and why they fear it won’t be. Read More
Countries eager to augment the troubled E.U. buying program are eyeing offers from each other, from Russia and China, and from private... Read More
Welcome to the oasis of freedom! Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared at the opening of his speech at the Conservative Political Action... Read More
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's spokesperson denied an allegation Thursday that the New York Democrat had sexually harassed a former employee, calling... Read More
Here's how earmarks can help Congress and even build bipartisanship. Read More
As Democrats put a COVID relief bill forward they are using the coronavirus as an excuse to justify funding pet projects. Read More
These 3 policies can help the economy, fight climate change, and boost Biden's popularity. Read More
Just because the 2020 election is over doesn't mean we can't beat up on CNN's Jim Acosta. Of course, he's at CPAC and he got the reception he... Read More
Politically speaking, this is the best and worst of times to be Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Let’s start with best: Midway through his... Read More
As California's attorney general, he fought to strengthen his state's social safety net—which we must do nationally if we are to... Read More
How likely is it that this dangerous ideological agenda is about to get worse? Read More
I hear from young people on the receiving end of discriminatory remarks that come from lawmakers and other powerful people. It's wrong and... Read More
Access to older analogue dictionaries has become politically invaluable. Pre-internet, august dictionaries function as linguistic anchors Read More
Each month Technometrica's monthly survey of Americans produces a few key metrics. We launched the tracking study in February 2001, and... Read More
A new year, a new president, a return of an old problem: unaccompanied children crossing the border in droves. Thousands of children —... Read More
The reopening of a migrant children's detention center spotlights how much better the government must do with unaccompanied minors asking for... Read More
As charter debates continue, it's still not clear how advocates would bolster public safety in the city. Read More
The United States can also play a key role in diplomacy to end wars in Syria and Libya. Read More
Many heartland states have outperformed more prominent counterparts in the fight against Covid-19. Read More
In Washington, Republicans stand united in opposition to President Biden’s first major legislative proposal, a $1.9 trillion economic... Read More
Polls show most Americans support the federal COVID-19 relief bill. But if they knew what’s in it, they might feel differently.... Read More
As many as three million children have gotten no education for nearly a year. Read More
Column: The Equality Act would jeopardize opportunities and maybe safety for many female athletes. It would make the playing field even more... Read More
Our national realization of the increasing levels of hate and division in the U.S. has got me thinking about the tightrope walk that... Read More
According to the Equality Act, religious nurses, doctors, and hospitals unwilling to kill an unborn child could be legally discriminating. Read More
Not the climate tipping point we fear. The latest science demonstrates that we can avert the worst impacts of climate change if we act... Read More
Biden believes his energy transition can be blue collar–friendly and will even generate union jobs. But labor isn't buying it. Read More
French news cameras were in California last week to capture America's spectacular drive to mass-vaccinate against COVID-19. What were the... Read More
"Follow the science" is what progressive Democrats demand when the science suits them. Read More
No Biden cabinet pick has so much potential to frame this administration's vision and to inspire support for transformational change. Read More
Florida governor resisted public health hysteria, proposed major regulations on social media companies. Read More
Cooperation is not cowardice, as American conservatives repeatedly claim. Both the US and China have much to gain from it: peace, expanded... Read More
China's greatest financial weakness remains its continued dependence on Western capital markets, crucial for a growing economy.... To grow,... Read More
How the right is trying to censor critical race theory. Read More
In 2018, Smith College student Oumou Kanoute accused the school of racial profiling, saying she was approached by a security... Read More
In the American system, with the president’s dual roles of symbolic head of state and head of government, defeated presidents generally... Read More
There is no military solution in Afghanistan, and more years of bloodshed and war serve no one. Read More
In more than half the country today, a person can be kicked out of a store solely for being LGBTQ and there is no federal recourse. Read More
Conservatives live in a culture today that increasingly requires them not simply to tolerate what they do not like, but to embrace what their... Read More
On Tuesday evening, at the start of his Fox News show, Tucker Carlson shared the results of an investigation that he and his staff had... Read More
This February marked the 25th anniversary of Section 230, which was enacted into law as part of the Communications Decency Act of 1996.... Read More
Back in 2018, Oumou Kanoute, a black psychology student at Smith College in Massachusetts, made a false allegation of racism. Naturally, the... Read More
Were Americans too unruly, or did elected officials expect too little of them? Read More
That's what happens when members of the press curl up comfortably as lapdogs instead of being aggressive watchdogs. Read More
Branding Joe Biden's nominee for the Office of Management and Budget a Twitter meanie whose online sparring makes her unfit for duty is... Read More
There is today essentially no program that pairs left and right perspectives on camera as co-equal hosts to debate today's topics. Is that a... Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States launched airstrikes in Syria on Thursday, targeting facilities near the Iraqi border used by Iranian-backed militia groups. The Pentagon said the strikes were retaliation for a rocket attack in Iraq earlier this month that killed one civilian contractor and wounded a U.S. service member and other coalition troops.The airstrike was the first military action und Read More
After four years of railing against “deep state” actors who, he said, tried to undermine his presidency, Donald Trump relented to U.S. intelligence leaders in his final days in office, allowing them to block the release of critical material in the Russia investigation, according to a former senior congressional investigator who later joined the Trump administration. Read More
During the 2019 shareholder season, Justin Danhof, general counsel for the National Center for Public Policy Research, tabled a shareholder proposal at Amazon’s annual meeting. “Diversity in board composition is best achieved though highly qualified candidates with a wide range of skills, experience, beliefs, and board independence from management,” it read. Uncontroversial, one might think, but Danhof was booed and heckled throughout his presentation. Read More