Where Republicans see the burden of finding the cost-cutting to pay for President Donald Trump‘s “one big, beautiful bill” to extend his signature tax cut law, true conservatives see a once-in-a-congressional-career opportunity to slash federal spending. By wrangling back the worst of the waste, fraud, and systemic abuse of Medicaid by the states, especially states […]
House Republicans recently sank numerous Democratic efforts to investigate President Donald Trump’s administration, but anyone who is not a close watcher of Congress would be forgiven for missing this late April development. The roadblock was erected through a vote on a House rule, parliamentary parlance for a resolution establishing the parameters of floor debate. That […]
“What should my name be?” Robert Prevost asked his older brother, John, the night before the conclave went into seclusion to select the next leader of the Catholic Church. It was the first hint that John realized his brother could become the next pope, successor to Pope Francis. “We started rattling off names just to […]
Twenty-five years ago, Amy Sherman-Palladino burst onto the scene with Gilmore Girls, which earned critical acclaim for its quirky characters and rapid-fire dialogue. After Gilmore Girls, it took Sherman-Palladino a while to land another hit. She and Daniel Palladino, her husband and creative partner, created The Return of Jezebel James, which was canceled after just […]
Like most Marvel offerings, Thunderbolts* requires so much background knowledge that fine print seems appropriate, which may explain the asterisk at the end of the official name of the film. That typographical addendum, much discussed by Marvel fanboys during the promotional lead-up, turns out not to mean anything at all, unless one counts an in-joke […]
President Donald Trump fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, drawing an outcry from Democrats. Hayden was fired by email on Thursday, according to a message from the White House’s Presidential Personnel Office, which the Associated Press viewed. She had led the library since being confirmed by the Senate in 2016. “Carla,” the email began. “On […]
Journalists from the United States reporting on Canadian politics might search for an angle that does not revolve around the nation’s holy war against President Donald Trump. Such a search is in vain. Due to the president’s barrage of tariffs this year and machinations for bringing Canada under American control, every facet of the country’s […]
When Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) went to San Francisco a couple of years ago, his luggage was stolen. Every bag. He wasn’t the only one. At the time, smash-and-grab jobs were the preferred method of thieves looking for a quick score. Almost everyone who went to the airport and left their luggage in the car […]
My home state of Colorado used to shine as a Western American land of promise, where economic vigor and free-spirit vibes lured diverse transplants from around the globe. Migrants from great coastal cities likened it to a real-life version of Ayn Rand’s fictional, Colorado-based Galt’s Gulch, where industrialists, inventors, entrepreneurs, and artists established themselves to […]
President Donald Trump’s obsession with tariffs is driven in part by a desire to restore industries to the American communities they have increasingly abandoned. Maybe we would all be better off, though, if Hollywood weren’t a beneficiary of these tariff bailouts. Trump announced a 100% tariff on foreign films in a Truth Social post this […]
