Opinion: Why I Love Being a Veteran
If you had told me how I’d look back with fondness on the time I served as brigade commander during the worst of Diyala Province in 2006-2007, I would have smirked. Of course I’d love being a veteran, I can ima...
Rediscovering America: A Quiz on the United States in World War I
Jennifer Keene
November 11 marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, when Germany signed an armistice agreement with the Allied powers that ended the fighting.
The quiz below, f...
Opinion: The Wave That Wasn’t
Call it the Oprah Election: You get a win! And you get a win! And you …
Democrats win control of the House, along with all the chairmanships — and subpoena power — that come with it.
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Opinion: Why I Don’t Celebrate the Columbus Day Lie
“In fourteen hundred ninety two, Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue …”
I learned that little ditty when I was 4 years old, and for many more years, I believed it. I believed that Columbus “discovered...
Opinion: Let Americans Watch Their Supreme Court in Action
On Monday, the Supreme Court will start a new term, with a docket packed with cases that could affect our personal lives, the environment and American democracy itself.
But despite its predominant role, the ...
Rediscovering America: A Quiz on the Supreme Court
Jeffrey Sikkenga
The U.S. Supreme Court has played a large role in U.S. history, at times reflecting the mass sentiment of the era and at other times disregarding popular views to extend rights to ou...
Rediscovering America: A Quiz on Constitution Day
Gordon Lloyd
Constitution Day is Monday, Sept. 17.
The day is set aside to commemorate the development and signing of the country’s most important document, which for more than 230 years has stood...
Opinion: Playbook for Labor in Today’s World
The anti-union ideologues were ecstatic this spring when the Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31, tried to plunge a dagger in the heart of labor.
As we saw in Janus, too often, old...
This Is Why John McCain Was My Hero
I grew up in a place where everyone went to war. Our models were fighter pilots. Our fathers and their friends all fought in World War II and Korea, fighting for our country, keeping everyone safe, and risking ...
Rep. Kevin McCarthy: Social Media Must Stop Targeting Conservatives
Millions of Americans use social media to get their news, and that number is growing rapidly by the year. But when they log on, they don’t always get the full story.
Powerful social media companies are filte...
