In 1788, Virginia convened a convention to debate ratification of the new U.S. Constitution, promulgated in Philadelphia the year before. The pardon power proved to be a sticking point for some delegates. George Mason, the primary author of Virginia's own constitution, was among those worried ...
Billionaire Tom Steyer used his money to attack a lone climate researcher. Roger Pielke Jr.'s research on climate and disaster policy wins awards and is cited by the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. "My views are entirely mainstream," says Pielke. "My work is ...
Anderson Cooper decided to quit his moonlighting job at "60 Minutes," but not without a few words interpreted as "a dig" at CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss. In an "Overtime" video reviewing his CBS career, Cooper proclaimed: "There's very few things that have been around for as long as ...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Home maintenance is so politically undervalued that U.S. President Donald Trump seems embarrassed to be seen doing any actual housework himself these days. If history has taught us anything, it's that empires collapse when their leaders become more keen on ...
On Saturday, Trump took revenge on Louisiana senator Bill Cassidy for Cassidy's vote five years ago to convict Trump, in his second impeachment, for instigating an attack on the U.S. Capitol. Cassidy thereby became the first GOP senator defeated by a Trump-endorsed candidate in a Republican ...
I am not an economist, but I do have some personal experience with the principles of economics and the rules that allow especially Americans to prosper while becoming more self-reliant and less dependent on government. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), aka AOC, the youngest woman ever ...
