Milo Yiannopoulos was a troll and a peddler in offensiveness, but the fact that he became a star on the American right was the result of a transformation of American conservatism that has been entirely unhealthy.
At Congressional town halls across the country, there are signs of what could turn into a movement that would cause real headaches for the GOP in future elections.
By the end of last night’s oral argument, at least two of the three judges hearing the appeal of the stay on the President’s Muslim travel ban appeared to be skeptical of the Federal Government’s arguments.
Two new polls show that most Americans oppose President Trump’s ban on travel from seven majority Muslim countries, but that most Republicans support it.
A legal victory, at least for now, for opponents of Donald Trump’s ban on immigration from seven majority Muslim nations.
With a relatively smooth announcement, Donald Trump has named a solid and qualified conservative who will likely be confirmed to the nation’s highest court.
The Acting Attorney General was fired last night after announcing that she would refuse to defend President Trump’s Executive Order on immigration. As a result she was fired. Contrary to some arguments, this was not improper.
The first day of implementation of President Trump’s order barring immigration from certain Muslim nations did not go smoothly for the Administration.
President Trump reverses a decision made by President Obama just over a year ago.
Despite campaign promises, President Trump appears to be putting off any immediate decision on the location of the U.S. Embassy to Israel.
This will get people killed. Quite likely, including American citizens.
A movement motivated by hurt and fear turned into a political force eight years ago. Can another follow suit?
A majority of the Supreme Court appears to be skeptical of a Federal law barring trademark protection for “offensive” names and slogans.
A long-standing staple of American culture will soon be no more.
The situation in the Middle East just potentially became much more complicated.
Donald Trump resurrects an old debate and desecrates the Constitution in the process.
Some Hillary Clinton supporters have a foolish and unworkable “plan” to steal Trump’s victory in the Electoral College. They should abandon it.
Despite resentments, power will transition peacefully from President Obama to President Trump. We should be thankful for that rather than protesting it.
Americans are rioting in the streets because they don’t like the outcome of a democratic election.
Obama v. Trump in handling protesters at rallies (and a helping of untruth from Trump).
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving Federal law and the rights of transgender students.
An Oklahoma police officer has been charged in the shooting death of an African-American man while North Carolina authorities continue to balk on releasing a video in a shooting case there.
After two questionable police shootings, protests erupted overnight in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Athletes are sitting out the Star Spangled Banner to air their grievances. Management is pushing back.
For largely irrational reasons, French police are arresting women on the beach for wearing swimsuits that are compatible with their faith.
America’s largest voting bloc is heavily turned off by Donald Trump, and that is posing long-term problems for Republicans in general.
Another day, another round of irresponsible demagoguery from Donald Trump.
The one with the better convention seems to have lost ground over the last two weeks.
Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is out as head of the Democratic National Committee after the release of a trove of embarrassing emails.
Another acquittal in Baltimore leads to questions about whether or not prosecutors should continue with the trials against the officers involved in the Freddie Gray matter.
Another targeted killing aimed at police.
Two cases quite a distance from each other, but in both police seem to be acting with a ‘shoot first, ask questions later’ attitude, especially when it comes to African-American men.
The trial of the man who was believed to be the most culpable in the death of Freddie Gray has been acquitted, calling the entire prosecution strategy into question.
The murder of Jo Cox, MP is looking more and more like a politically motivated assassination, and that’s causing some in Great Britain to look inward.
For the second election cycle in a row, and after a contentious floor fight, former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson is the Libertarian Party’s nominee for President.
Donald Trump now has enough delegates to win the Republican nomination on the first ballot.
An acquittal in one of the six Freddie Gray cases, but not an unexpected one.
Donald Trump has spent nine months encouraging his supporters to beat up protesters and calling the press “scum.” Words have consequences.
The execution of a prominent Shi’ite cleric has led to a rapid deterioration of the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
The decision by a Cleveland Grand Jury to decline to indict a police officer in the shooting of 12 year old Tamir Rice raises once again questions about how the law handles shootings involving police officers.
A setback for prosecutors in the Freddie Gray case.
As we deal with the fall out from the attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, we need remember the years after September 11th, 2001 and avoid holding an entire religion responsible for the actions of fanatics.
The October 2014 shooting of 17 year old LaQuan McDonald is beginning to have a political impact in Chicago and could have national political implications as well.
Protests by students at Princeton are causing some people to finally pay attention to some inconvenient truths about America’s 28th President.
The election of an anti-austerity government in Portugal is raising some concerns.
