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There's another front in Trump's war on free speech: West Point | Opinion

Bakken v. West Point is not an isolated incident. The Pentagon recently insisted that reporters covering the military needed to sign agreements that they would report only what the government ... Read More

The Power Politics of Electric Power | Opinion

The massive rollout of AI, and the enormous boom in data center construction, drive a huge new level of electric power generation needs. Read More

When political rhetoric becomes a weapon

In a recent interview, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi declared in unequivocal terms that President Donald Trump was “the worst thing on the face of the Earth.” You heard that right. Not a threat to ... Read More

Voters, democracy suffer from ugly mid-decade gerrymandering | OPINION

As Republicans’ mid-decade gerrymandering efforts push our increasingly fraught democracy through its latest stress test, it raises the very real question: do desperate times require desperate ... Read More

Squirming Trump now all alone as allies admit this terrible truth | Opinion

It appears the extent of President Donald Trump's involvement with Jeffrey Epstein is about to finally fall into the open. Left unanswered is whether anything means anything anymore. But even in this ... Read More

A bright night for democracy as voters repudiate Trump’s scorched-earth policies | Editorial

The large turnouts for an off-year election showed voters were outraged and motivated by the president's overreach and failed policies. Read More

A Conservative Vision for America After Trump

Can the right find its way back to small government? Sarah Isgur thinks so. Read More

How Can We Fix American Democracy?

Democracy is getting to be one of those words that, at least in our day-to-day political debates, has become essentially meaningless: Because you can’t be against it (openly, at least), whatever you ... Read More

Hamilton: Political violence undermines our democracy

Today, elected officials are often the targets of hateful messages on social media, which can escalate into violence. Town halls and public meetings can turn angry and chaotic. Researchers have ... Read More

Only Trump can end the government shutdown, U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin says | Opinion

As the federal government shutdown enters its 30th day, federal workers have missed a paycheck, and Americans who receive food assistance through the SNAP program have been told benefits will halt ... Read More

For Trump, there is no 'rock bottom' | Opinion

For anyone holding their breath,” someone said online a couple weeks ago, “waiting for this fascist Trump regime to hit rock bottom: There is no rock bottom. Their depravity will continue to shock the ... Read More