There has been yet another mass murder using a gun in the U.S., and now we have the inevitable reiteration of the arguments for and against ‘gun control.’ To
In 1636, my 11th-great-grandfather, the Rev. Thomas Hooker, founded the colony of Connecticut and contributed greatly to the ideas of constitutional government and universal Christian suffrage in colonial
Another racist tragedy reminds us that 150 years after the end of the civil war, America still has a minority that it has failed to integrate, with fatal consequences.
Although
We are starting to hear ritualistic grumblings from the Federal Reserve that they are preparing to raise interest rates, in order to stave-off inflation. And yet, anyone who buys
Roll Call reported Tuesday on efforts by both major parties to secure an election win in Texas' 23rd Congressional District, the only competitive district in the state. This is
For being the presumed front-runner of the Republican field, Jeb Bush's failure to launch a consistent message to the media has many taking notice -- inside and outside
One of President Obama's primary reasons for supporting the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the massive free trade deal currently being negotiated by twelve countries, is his concern that,
Americans are more concerned about the influence of money in politics than any other issue in the 2016 presidential election, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds.
Asked
Level the Playing Field (LPF), the group that is trying to improve the health of American democracy by opening up the fall 2016 presidential debates, filed a lawsuit on Monday
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It is hard to believe that Karl Rove would openly say something like this, given his history as a pro-gun advocate, but
On Friday, a secretive court issued an order asserting that it does not need to listen to an expert panel as first prescribed in the USA Freedom Act.
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The origins of why Americans typically vote on Tuesdays involve farmers, horses and buggies, and a 19th century federal law.
