Upon learning that Winston Churchill had died, University of Chicago professor Leo Strauss told his students, “The contrast between the indomitable and magnanimous statesman and the insane tyrant—this spectacle in its clear simplicity was one of the greatest lessons which men can learn, at any time.” Last October 7, there was another simple spectacle: the
The Republican leaders were briefed on Hurricane Helene’s impacts in Georgia. Former President Donald Trump made his first appearance with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in four years on Oct. 4 as they surveyed the damage left by Hurricane Helene in the battleground state. The Republican leaders, at odds until recently, received an afternoon briefing from
Republican Rep. Don Bacon is running against Democratic state Sen. Tony Vargas to represent Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District. U.S. Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), who is running for a fifth term in the House, and his Democratic Party challenger sparred over foreign and domestic issues in an Oct. 4 debate ahead of the November general election. Bacon,
Has there ever been an artist with worse judgment about his own talents and abilities than Francis Ford Coppola? Ever? The greatest realist in the history of cinema has spent his creative life consumed, for some reason, with making pictures that explore the depths and corners of cinematic artifice. The 85-year-old Coppola has capped his
Rebecca Cooke said funding should go to addressing the ‘root causes’ of crime Wisconsin House candidate Rebecca Cooke (X) Rebecca Cooke, a Wisconsin Democratic House candidate, called for defunding “brute police enforcement” and said the money should go to addressing “root causes” of crime. Cooke, a local activist and former political fundraiser who is facing
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has charged four residents and three assistant clerks in St. Clair Shores for double voting in 2024. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has announced felony charges against four St. Clair Shores residents and three assistant clerks accused of orchestrating a double-voting scheme in the 2024 primary election. On Oct. 4,
Trump also argued that Smith’s indictment lacked evidence to support the other counts in the indictment. Former President Donald Trump filed a brief on Oct. 3 to dismiss two counts in special counsel Jack Smith’s superseding indictment based on the Supreme Court’s ruling in a separate case that covers laws used by Smith. The Supreme