The growing movement in state capitals to allow or require public universities to pay student athletes has created a unique opportunity.
“No one is above the law,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said when announcing the start of the impeachment process against President Trump. She should have tempered it with: “unless you’re a Democrat.”
Apart from the mint and menthol flavors, Juul is ending the sale of all other flavored products. This may appear to be a significant concession, but it's not.
Consider that during seven decades of Washington-Beijing ups and downs, Taiwan was unscathed. Today, the island is more prosperous and confident of its identity than ever.
Teachers stand in front of their respective school buildings and whine to the taxpaying citizens of Chicago, a city within a state that is ranked dead last in fiscal stability, to sacrifice even more of their hard-earned money.
I believe that President Trump's Syria withdrawal decision was a mistake. However, the public outcry from some serving soldiers is unsettling as were the partisan cries for the president's ouster from recently retired general and flag officers.
There are about 5,000 members of the U.S. military, mostly airmen, stationed at the huge, strategically located air base in Incirlik, Turkey, northwest of the Syrian border. The American forces at Incirlik are also the custodians of about 50 B61 nuclear bombs.
Mr. Trump referred to a clause in the Constitution as "phony," and he thereby implied that he need not abide it nor enforce it, notwithstanding his oath.
He was the Bernie Sanders of his day. Charlie Chaplin, the iconic actor and at the time a well-known political leftist (some said Communist), delivered a speech in San Francisco in 1941 prior to America's entry into World War II.
Donald Trump very simply called the Democrats' Ukraine impeachment scheme a "lynching." And on cue, the Democrats and their media friends erupted with cries of racism and invoking a darker time in American history.
While "Henry, Himself" is not a great novel, its quiet, witty charm is quite wonderful, each vignette a pleasure to read.
Nearly three years after her humiliating defeat to President Trump, two-time loser Hillary Clinton is the talk of the political world.
For the first time, the House of Commons has passed a Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill, only to then vote against the short three-day timetable there is left for Parliament to scrutinize it, and so the prime minister announced the legislation will now be paused.
We usually situate the term "social justice" at the left end of the ideological spectrum. And that's not surprising, since it's a frequent theme of politicians and activists who present themselves as "progressives" or who advocate for "liberal" causes.
On Election Day 2020, Americans will stand at a crossroad. Do we take the path leading us to freedom and prosperity? Or do we take the path that leads us to socialism and destruction?
We call presidential campaigns and election dramas "the silly season" -- and this may be the silliest one ever -- even more than the "Donald and Hillary show" in 2016.
Angels don't make great soldiers. And the Kurds, with American training, assistance, advice and combat air support, were enlisted to fight the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, a barbaric enemy of Americans, Kurds and other civilized nations.
President Trump has an incredible team of climate experts advising him, compared to the climate alarmists who are advising Congress.
Domestic violence poisons relationships, destroys lives and shatters the bedrock of our society -- the family. Homes should be places of comfort and stability where love and mutual respect thrive.
The insistence on the separation of church and state has taken a draconian leap. Not only is religion to be extirpated from all government activity, but even the public mention of religion is to be frowned upon. Unless, of course, you are against religion.
Let's say you are totally evil, a person without any saving human graces, a cross between the fictional Hannibal Lecter and the all-too-real Adolf Hitler. In other words, you're a Thomas Harris bad guy, and in this book, the author's first novel in 13 years, your name is Hans-Peter Schnieder.
Are Americans ready for a male president who is married to another male and whose surname gives you lockjaw?
