Of all the maladies that afflict present-day politics, the increasingly irresponsible role that partisans have played is surely at the top of the list. Partisanship, in reasonable doses, was once a healthy part of our body politic. The two political parties typically served as the saucer cooling the passions from the ideologically driven grassroots—and cared
Tench Coxe was the Forrest Gump of Revolutionary America. Born in Philadelphia in 1755, he fled the city when it fell to the Patriots, a move that led many to brand him a Loyalist. By 1788, Coxe was a delegate to the Continental Congress and writing pseudonymous pamphlets in support of the Constitution. An ardent
To my mind, the most informative story about Patrick Stewart—the brilliant Shakespearean actor best known to the world as Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in the X-Men and its sequels—and the development of his acting process came not on the stage or in front of a camera. No,
‘The vast majority of the caucus remains solidly behind the president,’ said California Governor Gavin Newsom. Prominent Democrats say they stand firmly behind President Joe Biden following his interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos which aired Friday evening. “I’m still in good shape,” President Biden told Mr. Stephanopoulos during the interview which followed a campaign
Congress does not appear on track to pass 12 annual spending bills by the Sept. 30 deadline. For much of 2023 and early 2024, Congress was focused on one issue: appropriations. Twelve bills to fund all parts of the federal government were supposed to be passed by Sept. 30. Yet, Congress missed that deadline and
Trump’s attorneys will file additional briefs on how the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity should factor into the case. Judge Aileen Cannon agreed on July 6 to grant a partial pause in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents trial after his legal team made the request on grounds that they should be allowed to
Trump’s attorneys will file additional briefs on how the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity should factor into the case. Judge Aileen Cannon agreed on July 6 to grant a partial pause in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents trial after his legal team made the request on grounds that they should be allowed to