When has the U.S. Senate ever moved faster? In less than 30 seconds Tuesday afternoon, lawmakers unanimously consented to make daylight saving time permanent. The legislation never even came up for debate. Senators were apparently…
Justice Clarence Thomas’ wife, Ginni Thomas, has made clear her belief that the November 2020 election was stolen. She attended Donald Trump’s Stop the Steal rally on Jan. 6, 2021, but claims she left before…
Even before Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine, the year 2022 was on track to be one of sky-high food prices, food shortages and deep hunger in many parts of the world. Now, there…
Truth is hard to come by these days, even when you go looking for it. In the jargon of the moment, we are overrun with misinformation and disinformation — which I like to call stupidity,…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used timeless values and modern media in his virtual speech to Congress on Wednesday. Both were effective. But the most compelling component of his presentation was the president himself — a…
As Americans, we wonder that if faced with a threat as is Ukraine, would we rally as one, or remain splintered. Last week, Kevin McCarthy, the Republican House minority leader, said Putin was not to…
It’s been a grueling two years. The time has come for a hearty dose of sunshine. There could be no better time to observe National Sunshine Week, a time for citizens and elected officials alike…
In the course of any presidency, few nominations are as consequential as the selection of a Supreme Court justice. Members of the Supreme Court are appointed for life, and with such tenure comes enormous generational…
Several surprises stand out in the response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. First, is the amazing resistance Ukrainians have put up against Russian forces. “It is impossible to say how many days we will still…
“You don’t shoot at pregnant women,” the Ukrainian ambassador to the United States said Wednesday evening. But Vladimir Putin did. On Wednesday morning, Putin ordered Russian missiles to target a maternity ward and children’s hospital…