In the first Federalist Paper, Alexander Hamilton warned that a great risk to liberty comes from those who start out as "demagogues" and end up as "tyrants." He nevertheless judged the risk worth taking to establish a constitutional republic. He can be forgiven for taking that chance. Back ...
Thank God lightning will not strike twice the same spot - in reference to the character issue. Maine's Graham Platner was a seriously flawed Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate despite first being the choice of many Democratic leaders in the state and in Washington. It took repeated ...
Trump has run out of cards to play in the midterm elections, which is why he's now talking about the "communist menace." He can't talk about the economy, because prices continue to rise faster than wages, which means most Americans are getting poorer. He can't talk about foreign policy, ...
"Warning: The exhibits in this museum were prepared by people who don't want you to love your country." That's a disclaimer every entrance to the National Museum of American History ought to display, according to a new report by the White House excoriating the Smithsonian Institution and its ...
Last year, the waves lapping on the beach convinced a mountain girl that the sea has its own charms. This year, the waves reminded me that parts of me that I feared had sailed away were actually just in murky depths, waiting to be stirred up and brought forward by the tides of change. Our ...
Trump calls Democrats communists Editor: Donald Trump, without any evidence, has been warning recently that communism will pose a threat to the United States if Democrats win in the midterm elections. “It’s the biggest threat to our country, including World War I, World War II, Pearl Harbor, September 11th,” he said in a political message as he visited the newly constructed Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota. He referred to Democrats as “hard core, godless Communists” at the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s 2026 policy conference. Trump’s latest round of ...
