America doesn’t need an election. It needs a divorce. Sad to say, we’ve become two nations headed in two totally different directions. Red-state America still believes in the Constitution, American exceptionalism, and free enterprise. This means that you can come here from anywhere (legally, mind you), become an American, contribute to society, worship and raise […]
With the midterm elections just days away, Americans are getting ready to choose which party will control Congress. I believe, and hope, that Republicans might do better than most polls are indicating. No matter what happens, I am deeply concerned about the direction of the Democratic Party and the possible effects of some of its […]
Tuesday’s midterm elections will settle control of Congress for two years. They will also quietly start the next campaign. By Wednesday morning, would-be presidential candidates will be booking trips to early-primary states, and newly elected House members will be back on call time, raising money for 2028. America has less a governing problem than a […]
There is perhaps no more well-known Aesop’s fable than The Ant and the Grasshopper. The ant works hard and saves during the summer, while the grasshopper spends his time singing and dancing. When winter arrives, the grasshopper approaches the ant and asks for help. In the traditional version, the ant teaches the grasshopper a lesson […]
It’s difficult not to envision the Republican mascot — the elephant — with his head in the sand, in an homage to the willfully blind ostrich, when it comes to an issue that will not disappear. Abortion — the social issue of our day — is here to stay, whether or not Republicans have effective […]
If Republicans suffer a crushing defeat in Tuesday’s midterm elections, the political fallout may be felt just as intensely inside the White House as on Capitol Hill. President Donald Trump could lose his congressional majorities, leaving him to govern for two more years with considerably less political leverage. But before Democrats exercise their newfound power, […]
The farmworker icon’s history raises uncomfortable questions about what happens when protecting a movement becomes more important than protecting its members.
It was a surreal moment — here I was, an FBI agent on the Joint Terrorism Task Force, standing on a street corner in Jersey City, going jaw to jaw with the infamous spiritual leader of the Islamic Group, the “Blind Sheikh,” Omar Abdel-Rahman. An Egyptian cleric marinated in ideological hatred by the Muslim Brotherhood, […]
