On July 4, 2026, our nation will commemorate and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The journey toward this historic milestone is an opportunity to pause and reflect on our nation’s past, honor the contributions of all Americans, and look ahead toward the future we want to create for the next generation and beyond. Those are the opening lines on the home page of the official website of the U.S. Semiquincentennial … [Read more...]

  Wrecking ball. That is our word of the year for 2025. We chose wrecking ball because Donald Trump and his allies used it as their primary tool throughout the year. The most visible evidence of their employing a wrecking ball was in the demolition of the East Wing of the White House. The destruction of the East Wing was not an isolated incident, however. It was representative of the Trumpian approach to governing this time around. As Katrin Bennhold of the New … [Read more...]

        We’re under invasion from within, no different than a foreign enemy… It’s a war from within…. …We should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military… — President Donald Trump at Military Leaders Gathering at Quantico In 2025, America is at war. It is not a confrontation with other countries but a war with itself. It is war being contested to see whether this nation will remain a democracy or become an autocracy. It … [Read more...]

      Over the past few years, the U.S. Supreme Court has elevated the rights of some and subjugated the rights of others. Two of the primary beneficiaries of the court’s rulings have been the Supreme Court itself and the presidency of the United States. Those who have seen their rights reduced include: Women with the 2022 decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, which eliminated the constitutional right to an abortion that … [Read more...]

  During his tenure as President at the beginning of the twentieth century, Theodore Roosevelt became known for “trust-busting.” That was because of the actions he took to break up monopolies and large corporations which he felt were doing harm to the American people. In this twenty first century, trust-busting has taken on a new meaning. It is a description of the American people’s loss of faith and confidence in the news media. The question becomes what has caused this trust-busting. … [Read more...]

    In 2020, as Donald Trump neared the end of his first term in office, we thought that there would never be a worse president than Trump and that he would never be re-elected. We were wrong on both counts. Trump was re-elected. And in the first 100 days of his second term in 2025, he has proven to be far worse than he was in his first term. America in Wartime During his first term, even as he failed to provide leadership in the fight against … [Read more...]

  “Tarrifying!” That is our invented one-word assessment of Donald Trump’s first 100 days in office as president for a second term. Those days have been “tarrifying” not just in terms of trade, but in actions taken across the board by the Trump administration. The nature of Trump’s performance was not unexpected. In fact, this is what Trump campaigned on, and he is doing what he said he would do. Trump himself confirmed the accuracy of this perspective during … [Read more...]

  Observed on the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth century, when labor activists pushed for a federal holiday to recognize the many contributions workers have made to America’s strength, prosperity, and well-being. U.S. Department of Labor, History of Labor Day Labor Day is a day to celebrate all workers and all forms and levels of work. On September … [Read more...]