The Republicans (GOP), traditionally the U.S.’s anti-tax party, now promise to use tariffs to wage trade wars, to massively deport immigrants, and to stop drug traffic. But tariffs are simply the …

“You can’t ignore politics, no matter how much you’d like to.” – Molly Ivins In the quest toward a wiser and more just society, my wife is on the front lines. Meaning she’s the …

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TRUMP’S FBI PICK THREATENS CRITIC, WHO REFUSES TO BACK OFF. Kash Patel, President-elect Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, has threatened legal action against a former aide to ex-Vice …

For his second-term Cabinet, Donald Trump has put up the most notorious group of ne’er-do-wells since fictional Gov. William J. Le Petomane assembled a crew of villains to do nefarious deeds in Mel …

“Less government in business, more business in government.” — Warren Harding (1920) “The business of the American people is business.” — Calvin Coolidge (1925) “A chicken in …

First chance I got following a tooth-pulling the Monday before Thanksgiving, I spat out that chunk of gauze and fired up a smoke. Then I checked instructions for post-extraction care: DO NOT …

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The Syrian Revolution of 2024 has succeeded in deposing the al-Assad dynasty, in power since 1970, throwing off the rule of the once mighty Syrian Socialist Baath Party, a feared …

Newspaper profiles of Pamela Bondi — subbed in as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. attorney general following the scandalous implosion of Matt Gaetz — often describe her with a …

In 2022, voters in Kansas rejected a proposed state constitutional amendment that outlawed abortion. The vote was 59% to 41% to keep reproductive choice. Within milliseconds, because the misogyny is …

With Donald Trump’s return to the White House and Republicans taking full control of Congress in 2025, the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion is back on the chopping block. More than …

While the president-elect continues to nominate prospective members of his incoming administration, the outgoing Congress faces a hectic sprint to complete a long list of unmet legislative duties …

Rhetoric such as “Make America Great Again,” frequently declared by President-elect Donald Trump, reflects the global political, economic and defense policies of the new US administration. The …

Writing, for me, is easiest from the confines of a small, dark room. When I was younger I preferred a view, but now we live on a river where an unidentified bird or duck glues the binoculars to my …

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, whose declaration of a state of emergency Dec. 3 shocked the world, has often been referred to (both within and outside of his country) as “South Korea’s …

Social media has been lighting up like fireworks, with myriad Trump voters exclaiming, “I didn’t know he meant me!” For example, many MAGA cheerleaders are now shocked to learn that his …

In the last week in November, Donald Trump made several extreme tariff threats. He threatened Mexico and Canada with 25% tariffs, warning that the new tariffs would remain in place “until such time …

In the wake of America’s disastrous decision to entrust our country to a crazy criminal, some noteworthy news has been neglected. COP29 stands for the 29th summit of Convention of the Parties, …

Even though one in five Americans is estimated to suffer from mental health illness, talk about mental health in the rural West remains muted. I like to talk about it at Thanksgiving because I’m …

Bobcat’s management forced Ethan Fitch and his co-workers into a series of mandatory town-hall meetings and then subjected them to anti-union harangues aimed at thwarting their union drive. The …