In 1867, the United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire for $7.2 million. The deal was widely ridiculed. Critics called it "Seward's Folly," after the secretary of state and lead negotiator, William Seward. In hindsight, given the state's immense natural resources and strategic ...
This summer, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani described American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the American pro-Israel advocacy organization, as "monsters." More than 850 members of the Jewish clergy have signed an open letter calling on him to apologize. I sympathize with the impulse ...
The home of Dwight Eisenhower and Amelia Earhart is rarely part of the national conversation — but that could be about to change. It is becoming clear that the race for Senate this year could be a huge upset. In the 19th century, Kansas was the scene of violent clashes over slavery, which ...
Conservatives expressed grave concern when director Greta Gerwig happily announced that her forthcoming movie "Narnia: The Magician's Nephew" would star Meryl Streep as the voice of Aslan — the lion that author C.S. Lewis clearly used as a Christ figure. This kind of gender confusion gives ...
A Small Community Divided Editor: Here in Carp Lake Township, we are seeing a trend that should concern all of us: our small community is becoming divided. What is causing that division? In my view, much of it comes down to local politics and the way some local government business is being handled. Local government should be about the people who live here — not personalities, grudges, sides, or who agrees with whom. It should be about following the rules, following proper procedures, keeping the public informed, and treating every resident with respect. Over the past year, I have ...
Chinese President Xi Jinping landed at Joint Base Andrews just outside Washington on Wednesday and was met personally on the tarmac by President Donald Trump. The agenda included an elaborate Rose Garden military review and official state dinner in the White House's East Room. Most of that ...
