Donald Trump is a menace to democracy. He threatens the foundation of the American republic, namely the peaceful and consensual transfer of power, which demands both restraint from winners and consent from losers. Trump plainly cares nothing for these things. The former president's lack of self-control, mendacity, and neediness should disqualify him from contention for high office.
Alec Baldwin has had a decades-long anger-management problem that’s seen him epically rage against flight attendants, low-level staff, police, even his own minor child....
More than 1,000 scheduled flights have been canceled in the U.S. over the weekend as Tropical Storm Hilary has hit the western part of the country. According to online flight tracker FlightAware, at least 1,048 flights within, into, or out of the U.S. have been canceled. Out of the 1,048 canceled flights, 170 flights were...
Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo (R) has declared a state of emergency due to Tropical Storm Hilary. “Today, I am declaring a state of emergency due to the imminent impact of Hurricane Hilary across the state,” Lombardo said in a statement. “My administration will continue to work diligently with state, federal, tribal, and local partners in...
Canadian authorities continue to battle wildfires throughout the country, as tens of thousands of residents were placed on evacuation orders Sunday. Authorities said 35,000 residents were placed under an evacuation order in British Columbia as fire crews still continue to put out fires across the province. The provincial government also issued a state of emergency,...
Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels in New York City, was arrested in Staten Island while protesting migrant housing at the Midland Beach Migrant Shelter.
For all its faults, our democratic and free-market economic system beats hands down the top-down and autocratically run economies of our main political rivals.