The finger-pointing has begun. Or rather, the single finger pointing away from the Oval Office has begun. In a display of political predictability that surprises absolutely no one, President Donald Trump spent the early hours of Wednesday morning executing his favorite strategic maneuver: blaming everyone else. Because in the eternal Trump doctrine, accountability is an […]
All highly developed nations and even most underdeveloped nations grant state pensions — what we call Social Security — to their senior citizens. The first time a fixed finish line at a certain age was established for such a stipend took place in Germany in 1889 under the tight-fisted conservative leadership of Chancellor Otto von […]
Americans have cast their ballots. Now they should be able to expect something in return: leaders willing to work together to make their lives better. A small business owner meeting payroll and a parent stretching a paycheck have every reason to demand that Washington turn the election’s arguments into progress they can feel. Former President […]
One of the more shocking developments of the recent midterm elections was the transformation of Texas from a red state to a blue state, with Democrats being elected as governor, lieutenant governor, and to the Senate. However, some of the statements made by James Talarico, soon to be Texas’s first Democratic senator in over a […]
Israel’s strength has always been measured by its ability to defend itself. Its soldiers, its military innovation, and its determination to survive against extraordinary odds have become defining symbols of the Jewish state. Yet some of the most powerful examples of Israeli resilience are unfolding far from the battlefield, inside small businesses, family-owned shops, farms, […]
There’s a new scandal in the travel industry: Airlines are offering slight discounts to families and other groups that buy tickets together. “BREAKING: As if flight prices weren’t ugly enough, two major U.S. airlines are still charging solo passengers higher fares than groups of two or more,” reported travel writer Kyle Potter. “United & especially […]
At one point, it was the campus of a small charter high school serving hundreds of students, but as the number of school-age children in Los Angeles continued to decline, the school could never break even. Now the building sits empty, marred by holes punched in the walls, widespread water damage, and char marks from […]
The final countdown has officially begun. As President Donald Trump goes into his last two years as president, he is only one of six presidents to have entered his last two years following the ratification of the 22nd Amendment, and therefore constitutionally precluded from running again. Like Trump, every one of those predecessors experienced midterm […]
