Alabama Executes Domineque Ray Under Questionable Circumstances
Critics on both the Left and the Right rightly see an injustice here but the US Supreme Court allowed it to happen.
Critics on both the Left and the Right rightly see an injustice here but the US Supreme Court allowed it to happen.
Herb Kelleher, who helped found an airline that revolutionized the industry thanks to his unconventional choices, has died at the age of 87.
Terrorists aren’t walking across the desert to get here. Flying is so much easier.
Former Senator and Denocratic Presidential candidate Jim Webb is reportedly being considered for Defense Secretary.
President Trump’s job approval numbers continue to be worse than those of any President since the end of World War Two.
The GOP is likely to lose control of the House of Representatives tomorrow, but could this actually help Trump?
More outrageous behavior by the President of the United States.
She’s quite likely the youngest 4-star general in the U.S. Army, if not the U.S. military.
American involvement in the genocidal Saudi war on Yemen is getting more complicated. This is a bad idea.
While I was originally content to let Brett Kavanaugh sail through to confirmation, I now feel compelled to oppose his nomination to be a Supreme Court Justice.
Regardless of who wins control of the Senate in November, the person who will stand third in the line of succession will either be over, or very close to, eighty years old. That doesn’t make sense.
Seventeen years ago, America was thrust into a war that seemingly has no end.
A Federal Court has ruled that North Carolina can use its current Congressional District map for this year’s midterms notwithstanding a ruling that it is an impermissible gerrymander.
For the second time this year, a three-judge panel of Federal Judges has struck down North Carolina’s Congressional District map. The immediate question is what impact, if any, this will have on November’s election.
Through our so-called allies in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the United States is helping to destroy Yemen. It’s time for our support for that war to come to an end.
Facebook, Google, and several other companies have closed down accounts associated with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
At a minimum, Trump is betraying his oath of office. That is one hell of a minimum.
On the eve of the NATO Summit, President Trump continues to engage in tactics that seem to serve no purpose other than to undermine America’s most important and successful alliance.
The President is generating so much outrage on a daily basis that we’re missing important stories.
America promised immigrants who volunteered to serve in our military a fast track to citizenship. Now, we’re throwing them out.
Recent polling finds that Americans aren’t feeling quite so patriotic right now. It’s understandable, but we shouldn’t give up hope.
What was once a rare symbol of national mourning has become so commonplace as to be meaningless.
Some activists on the left are calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to be abolished. While that may be a great sound bite, it doesn’t really accomplish anything.
Either the President of the United States is a knowing liar or he is very easily duped. Neither is a comforting thought.
Notwithstanding the rhetoric of the President and his supporters, most Americans believe that immigration is a good thing for the United States.
The Administration is going to unveil a plan for a major reorganization of government agencies today.
A federal trial court has ruled the practice an unconstitutional infringement on suffrage.
Not surprisingly, Canadians aren’t very happy about President Trump’s attacks on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Once again, President Trump seems intent on insulting a major American ally.
Echoing the Obama Administration, the Trump Administration is arguing that it did not need Congressional authorization to attack Syria earlier this year.
President Trump has issued another controversial pardon.
The N.F.L. has come up with a dumb “solution” to a non-existent problem.
When “reasonable suspicion” and free speech collide.
With a third Democrat crossing the aisle to support her, Gina Haspel now has the votes she needs to become the next C.I.A. Director.
61 percent of Americans have a favorable impression of a man who left office a failed president.
Does the administration know what it is doing?
Gina Haspel faced some tough questions from Democrats regarding her role in the C.I.A.’s post-9/11 torture programs, but she’s likely to be confirmed anyway.
With the start of her confirmation hearings just days away, Gina Haspel’s nomination to be C.I.A. Director is by no means secure.
The Vice-President’s personal physician accused Ronny Jackson of misconduct back in September, according to new reports.
President Trump’s on-again, off-again visit to Great Britain appears to be on again.
Without Congressional authorization, any attack on Syria would be illegal, but don’t expect Congress to do anything about it.
The Atlantic fired one of their few conservative voices for saying women who have abortions should be hanged. Was this beyond the pale?
A blog post and resulting Twitter exchange point to a larger problem in our political dialog.
The ‘permanent record’ of yesteryear is now real. Should there be limitations?
Kids are more likely to be killed driving to school than shot while there. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try and prevent them.
We form stereotypes about generational cohorts when they’re very young and then freeze them.
Elliot Cohen laments the lack of steel in the spine of the statesmen, diplomats, soldiers, and thinkers of the current generation.