Politics

It is kind of a hard thing to admit, but sometimes politics, like real life, is stranger than fiction.  Politicians are good at forcing us to conjure up things we have seen or heard that are fictitious – often, things we are glad are fictitious.  If you look closely, the …

Gen. Mark Milley called his Chinese counterpart twice to prevent Trump from starting a war.

As a result, Americans across the political spectrum are relying on pieces of information, like an announcement by Israel’s Ministry of Health in July that the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against symptomatic infection — though not against serious illness — waned over time. Others have trusted their intuition, whether …

“One is the loneliest number,” Three Dog Night famously sang over five decades ago. But all it takes is one brave soul fighting against the tide to inspire 10. Ten become hundreds. Hundreds become thousands. Thousands become millions. Millions become a new majority. Riverside County, California, Sheriff Chad Bianco is …

None of the data on coronavirus vaccines so far provides credible evidence in support of boosters for the general population, according to a review published on Monday by an international group of scientists, including some at the Food and Drug Administration and the World Health Organization. The 18 authors include …

Republicans reacted with a tantrum after the FEC dismissed their complaint that Twitter violated election law by blocking an unsubstituted Hunter Biden article. The New York Times reported: The Federal Election Commission has dismissed Republican accusations that Twitter violated election laws in October by blocking people from posting links to an unsubstantiated …

Former White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham, best known for rarely holding press conferences, is now talking – a lot – in a new tell-all book entitled, “I’ll Take Your Questions Now: What I Saw In The Trump White House.” A preview obtained by Politico shows the book attempt to …

By William Haupt III (The Center Square)  “In a republic, the will of the majority prevails. But the majority must recognize and protect the rights of the minority. And neither shall violate or oppress the rights of the other.” – Thomas Jefferson Critical race theory, or CRT, is a disproven …

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) revealed she underwent treatment for early-stage breast cancer this year. The treatment was successful, she wrote in a post on Medium, and doctors determined that her “chances of developing cancer again are no greater than the average person.” She noted that her treatment coincided with the death …

Some of those consequences were detailed in the Justice Department’s affidavit. Nearly a quarter of state and local law-enforcement officials who work directly with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — 12 of 53 officers — have withdrawn from joint task force collaborations. State and local agencies …