One of our wisest philosophers (Homer Simpson) described television as “teacher, mother, secret lover.” Reality television belongs to that final classification, a mistress we can’t quite quit yet also will never introduce to our parents. It is ubiquitous as dirt and as dirty as, well, dirt. Critics have mostly treated it like dirt, too. If […]
Democrats know they aren’t tying themselves to President Joe Biden at the top of the ticket in November. They will almost certainly be attached to Vice President Kamala Harris as their party’s presidential standard-bearer. Yet it’s unclear whether chopping half of the Biden-Harris ticket will improve downballot candidates’ odds of winning pivotal contests that could […]
A constant stream of news headlines illustrates the wave of rising global instability, from the descent of Haiti into gang rule and rising cartel violence in Mexico and South America to the war in Gaza and unrelenting attacks by Houthi rebels on global shipping. Global instability is clearly on the rise. Among the principal culprits […]
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris‘s campaign early Friday morning, becoming two of the most high-profile Democrats to support her bid after President Joe Biden suspended his campaign on Sunday. Barack Obama and the Harris campaign had previously been in regular talks about the endorsement after […]
Catholic social conservatives are calling on Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) to clarify his statements about access to the abortion pill, mifepristone, saying that his latest stance runs contrary to his Catholic faith. Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, has made opposition to abortion a central part of his public identity […]
If ever there were an event about which Americans can be justifiably, sincerely, and perpetually proud, it was surely the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969. You remember: Neil Armstrong, Tranquility Base, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” — the whole bit. Yet, in a sign of the perversity […]
Well, that sure was fast. After three weeks of insisting that he was going to drop out of the race, President Joe Biden suddenly dropped out of the race. Many people throughout the media ecosphere, myself included, had speculated that if he were to leave the race, there might be some kind of open process […]
Vice President Kamala Harris is only days into her race as the presumptive Democratic nominee for president and is already stumping for teachers union support by backing their far-left political priorities. In one of her first addresses after President Joe Biden dropped out of the race on Sunday, Harris spoke to the American Federation of […]
Sen. Marco Rubio introduced the U.S.-India Defense Cooperation Act on Thursday. The goal of the proposed legislation was to help forge stronger ties with India amid emerging influences in the region made by China. “The U.S.-India partnership is vital to countering influences from Communist China,” Rubio announced in a press release. “In order to strengthen […]
Gas prices increased again on Thursday, with the average price of a gallon of regular gas rising to $3.521, according to AAA. This was an increase over Wednesday’s average cost of $3.513 per gallon. While prices have fluctuated in 2024, there has been a decrease in the pumps in recent weeks and months. Nevertheless, gas […]
