Civil society has deteriorated over the last three decades as people have withdrawn from civic life. The root cause of this trend lies in our failed education system, which has substituted nation-building civic education with destructive activism. I’ve seen the results of this failed education firsthand in the classroom as a political science professor. Today’s […]
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on Friday that absentee drop boxes can be used ahead of the November election, reversing a previous 2022 ruling and delivering a win for Democrats. In a 4-3 decision, the liberal-majority court ruled that dropping off an absentee ballot did constitute as returning it to a “municipal clerk,” reversing itself...
CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a brain surgeon, said President Biden’s debate performance was “concerning” from a medical standpoint and called on the president to undergo cognitive and neurological testing in a piece published Friday. Gupta said he was not alone in his concern over the president’s mental state, reporting that he received “more than a...
MSNBC host Joy Reid said she would “vote for” President Biden even if he was “in a coma” in a Thursday post on TikTok. “By the way, if it’s Biden in a coma, Imma vote for Biden in a coma,” Reid said in the video, underscoring her desire to keep former President Trump from a...
On Sunday, Belarus issued a statement that it would use nuclear weapons if its “sovereignty and independence” were threatened. But would such use violate international law?
Former President Trump claimed President Biden is leaving the 2024 race, making way for Vice President Harris, whom he called “pathetic,” in a video the former president posted on his Truth Social account. The video, which was first obtained by The Daily Beast, shows Trump on a golf course next to his youngest son, Barron,...
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Friday he “won’t take sides” on the subject of the truth of the 9/11 attacks but would push for transparency if elected president. Kennedy wrote in a post on the social platform X that the government “routinely” lying makes determining what is a conspiracy theory and what...
The National Education Association Staff Organizations (NEASO) announced Friday it is going on strike, prompting President Biden to cancel a planned speech before the NEA's convention. The NEASO said they were on a Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike against the NEA headquarters in Washington, D.C., filing two ULP complaints with the National Labor Relations Board....
Following last week’s Poor People’s Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly Morale March on Washington D.C., attention has further turned to ALICE. No, it’s not a she, rather it’s an acronym coined by United Way, which stands for: Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed. This term represents hard-working Americans who are employed but still unable to afford basic necessities...