The remarkable thing about Russell Rickford is that there is nothing extraordinary about him. The Cornell University professor gained notoriety in the immediate aftermath of Oct. 7 by declaring that he found the terror attack “exhilarating.” He wasn’t specific about what was more ...

It’s over for you, Donald Trump. America can’t go on like this — don’t you feel it too? The breaking point came during the debate with Kamala Harris. After nine years, your dangerous duel with democracy is done. Something to do with Haitian immigrants in Ohio eating cats and dogs ...

The easiest thing in the world to predict is that Vice President Kamala Harris is going to be coddled by minority journalists. If you speak the mantra “diversity, equity, inclusion” — and let’s add “history” — you’re rooting for a Harris victory. So when Harris finally ...

Gun violence is not just an urban issue. As rural community members along I-75 near Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky say things like “this is unheard of here” after a gunman shot at cars driving on the highway, they are forced to grapple with the fact that this American atrocity has ...

Coincident with the new movie, “Reagan,” is the release of an important new book about the Reagan presidency. Ken Khachigian, chief speechwriter for Ronald Reagan from his presidential campaign in 1980 to the conclusion of his second term in 1988, has just published his memoirs from those ...

When I was in the polling business many years ago, our reports always started with the mood of the electorate, whether things were moving in the right direction or seriously off on the wrong track, then moved to two sections on character and issues. Usually those sections were pretty ...