Among the sharpest conservative opponents of fascism is George T. Conway III. During a Nov. 14 appearance on CNN, the attorney and activist offered this pithy description of Tulsi Gabbard, Matt Gaetz …

The 2024 election has left millions of Americans dessicated, devalued and despondent, so much so that they’ve banded together to stop uttering the name “Trump,” altogether. They now refer …

On Nov. 13, President Joe Biden welcomed President-elect Donald Trump to the White House. They shook hands, smiled, laughed, and if you didn’t know better, you’d think America worked — smooth …

“Julius Caesar did not seize power; the Roman Senate ceded power to Caesar.” — Sen. Robert C. Byrd Let that be a lesson to us from the West Virginian’s grave. Donald Trump promised to …

Robert Francis Kennedy Jr., also known as RFK Jr., was born January 17, 1954. A member of the Kennedy family, known for their public service actitives, he is a son of the U.S. attorney general and …

Nearly every autopsy of Vice President Kamala Harris’s stinging White House defeat begins with some variation of the phrase, “Voters pointed to the rising price of food as their chief concern …

It’s been a few weeks since Election Day, and we’ve heard what pundits think cost Vice President Kamala Harris the election. Their hit list of topics included the uneven economy, high inflation, …

Oligarchy is a form of government where the richest people in a country have captured its political system (or even filled it with themselves) and use that control to direct much of the …

It should come as no surprise that the news of Donald Trump’s election again was greeted with glee in Moscow. Russian dictator president Vladimir Putin sent his congratulations to Trump after the …

Wow! Who says election promises don’t produce real change? nnCandidate Donald Trump had loudly proclaimed that he’d force U.S. corporations to move their Chinese manufacturing jobs back to …

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. nnBut not to the Republican of the hour for whom he thinks it stands. That’s no partisan dig. No individual gets my …

Looking for some dim silver linings, some progressives have made the accurate observation that some right-wing populists have criticisms of capitalism that mirror the left’s. They may be, if not …

Did the working class, especially its White members, elect Donald Trump again because they are basically racist, sexist, homophobic, and xenophobic? Are they craving a strongman who can protect White …

All is lost, I said, but no one seemed to be listening. Friends and family were all drowning in their own despair. I climbed to the top of the tallest tower in the state, intending to jump. I …

Days after the election, a sweet meme came to my attention. Mother and daughter, with daughter asking, “But what if they lose?” and mother answering, “Then we keep fighting for the rights of …

The wonder is that almost no one saw it coming, least of all the Democratic Party and its supporters in the media and the donor class. Signs of the impending 2024 crack-up were everywhere, if anyone …

Since I discovered hard-boiled detective fiction in my teens, mysteries have been at the core of my voracious reading. I started with my holy trinity of private eye writers, Raymond Chandler, …

With Donald Trump about to re-enter the White House and his sidekicks about to assume control over Congress, America’s progressives are once again shifting — to playing defense. But the best …

The 1939 masterpiece “The Wizard of Oz” is a tough act to precede. Directed by Victor Fleming, Wizard scored two Academy Awards in music categories and was nominated for three other Oscars: Best …

Trump is saying the election gave him a “very big mandate.” Rubbish. It wasn’t a mandate at all. It wasn’t even a “red shift” to Trump and the Republicans. It was a blue …