“If you vote for me, on day one, I will commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht,” former President Donald Trump said at the Libertarian National Convention in May. In July, Trump said at a Bitcoin conference, where many Libertarians were present, “Today I repeat my promise to commute the sentence of Ross Ulbricht.” Many Trump […]
Among the weathered and once-cracked headstones in Michigan’s historic Brighton Village Cemetery, the dual grave markers for Lt. Col. John Gilluly stand out. It was a late summer day when I was drawn to Gilluly’s resting place by one of the intricate Victorian silhouettes displayed throughout the city of Brighton that depict its 19th century […]
The singer Morrissey is about to release his 16th solo album, Without Music the World Dies. Meanwhile, his 15th solo album, Bonfire of Teenagers, has gone unreleased for three years. Morrissey (forename Steven, former band The Smiths, foremost lyricist in English pop) said Capitol Records refused to release Bonfire of Teenagers because of its eponymous title song. “Bonfire of […]
Vice President Kamala Harris‘s campaign says it will be more aggressive after her well-received debate performance against former President Donald Trump. But her overall media strategy remains much more cautious than that of her opponent. Her campaign released a memo Thursday promising “more media engagements” — but only with local press in battleground states. She […]
Mat Staver is the former dean of Liberty University’s law school, a snow-haired 67-year-old who has argued two cases before the Supreme Court. For a week last month, he acted as much like an old-time blues musician. The founder of Liberty Counsel, an Orlando, Florida-based Christian legal group, Staver hit the road to meet evangelical […]
In the past two years, Congress has been stuck in chaos. Military conflicts on foreign continents, a historic effort to overthrow a sitting House speaker, and a constant series of showdowns over government funding. On Sept. 10, Congress went back to deal with a seemingly quaint and antique matter, the COVID-19 pandemic. It wasn’t, of […]
Vice President Kamala Harris‘s presidential campaign recently revealed a plan to raise capital gains taxes on the nation’s wealthiest. And the Democratic nominee’s proposal is a bit of a departure from a capital gains proposal by her boss, President Joe Biden. Harris’s idea would shake up how much different levels of earners pay in capital […]
When was the last time Nicole Kidman played a poor person? A glance through the actress’s oeuvre reveals enough titled ladies, posh executives, and moneyed suburbanites to keep an army of financial advisers in Rolexes. One has to go back to the gay-conversion drama Boy Erased (2018) to find the Australian laboring among the plebs, […]
Departing Congress members have only over three months left in office. The next Congress is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2025. The list of departing lawmakers is already long but can be expected to grow after the Nov. 5 general election. It’s virtually certain that it will expand shortly after Election Day when Rep. […]
When a radical right party wins a state election in Germany, the headlines write themselves. This month’s victory for the Alternative for Germany was greeted in much the same way across the world. CNN labeled AfD “the first far-right party to win since 1945.” London’s Daily Telegraph went with “first since the Nazi era.” Germany’s […]
