Two weeks ago, Amazon chief Jeff Bezos took a firm stance against personal blackmail — refusing to be cowed by an alleged National... Read More

When she could no longer deny the obvious, Representative Ilhan Omar apologized. Then, she attacked. Yes, perhaps she had said some... Read More

There is so much talk these days about the importance of reducing income or wealth inequality. But to me, reducing such inequality is at best... Read More

Seeking a pathway to economic stability and personal growth, Sandy Khamiseng enrolled in Evergreen Valley College in San Jose. As a teen... Read More

John Adams reminded jurors in his famous summation of the Boston Massacre trials in 1770, "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our... Read More

Few spheres of the economy are subject to more government intervention than the housing market. At the federal level, the mortgage interest... Read More

When does a movement become a Movement?It is a vexing question. Invoking the term is meant to denote seriousness, to suggest that the... Read More

Liberal ideology holds the American military in a vice grip, squeezing the very lifeblood of warlike virtue from its veins. Nowhere is this... Read More

Fresh off the longest government shutdown in U.S. history and amidst the infighting that continues between too many of our nation's leaders,... Read More

So, here we are: Instead of resigning as governor of Virginia, Ralph Northam is forcing the state to endure his journey of racial awakening... Read More

Mexico refused to pay for it. Congress wouldn't shell out, either. So President Donald Trump capped a two-month battle over his border wall... Read More

Imagine being responsible for the life or death of 55,000 dogs and cats every year. As the the Animal Services Manager for the City of Los... Read More

Little noticed in the media circus surrounding the mere introduction of a non-binding Congressional resolution on the Green New Deal was the... Read More

Is the American Dream attainable for everyone? Conclusions in recent debates in academic and policy circles have been rather pessimistic, and... Read More

If you're intimidated by a racially loaded term such as “white privilege,” as so many conservative leaders and commentators seem... Read More

Bad teaching is a common explanation given for the disastrously inadequate public education received by America's most vulnerable... Read More

Susie Shannon is a warrior for the poor and homeless. An activist from Southern California, Susie recognized something in the early 2000s... Read More

This week may well mark the last hurrah for both a rumored run for the presidency by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and his high-profile... Read More

Americans today are inclined to accept, without thinking much about it, the idea of judicial supremacy. We think that the federal... Read More

There aren't many economic systems that allow you to go from bartender to national political figure in just a year. As the youngest woman... Read More

When the news reports on international organizations, big players such as the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization... Read More

After years of failing to pass a carbon tax, climate hawks are now rallying behind a bold new proposal for tackling global warming. Known as... Read More

The twenty-first century has brought with it great strides in the auto industry, and it is easy to see the proliferation of technology like... Read More

Politicians' views of deficits and debt tend to oscillate based on their current and likely governing responsibilities. When out of power, it... Read More

It is by now widely acknowledged that the United States has a corporate concentration crisis. Sectors across the economy—from... Read More

In the year since the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida that killed 17 people and wounded five, the reaction by... Read More