Following defeat in the presidential election, Democratic Party leadership is doing much needed soul searching. Those not in denial know there is something wrong. Per Gallup, in the 10 months in 2024 prior to the election, January to October, the Democrat partisan advantage — the ...

I enjoy crafting and sewing, but lately I’ve become hyperaware of the waste produced to sustain this hobby. When I walk into a craft and fabric store, I feel like I could pick up the entire store and dump it directly into a landfill. It’s mostly plastic — yes, even the fabric — and ...

In the wake of a successful effort to kill a year-end spending bill and replace is with more limited legislation to keep the government open, Elon Musk declared victory last week on X (formerly Twitter), the social media platform he owns: “Your actions turned a bill that weighed pounds into ...

Those 38 Republicans who frustrated Donald Trump’s demand that he be freed from the inconvenience of a debt ceiling vote early in his term were truly impressive. These are guys with whom yours truly disagrees much of the time. What Trump’s smarter knee-jerk defenders really believe is a ...

In her iconic song “Big Yellow Taxi,” an obvious lament about American presidents who have been underappreciated while in office only to finally be given their due with time’s passage, famed presidential historian Joni Mitchell wondered, “Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t ...

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and Santa is done checking his list and deciding who’s been naughty and nice. Of course, whenever he stops by the U.S. Capitol, he finds evidence of a lot of naughty fiscal irresponsibility that has given us a budget and government that overflow ...