US Politics

PA Candidate for Governor, Doug Mastriano, has many dangerous ideas...

The unprecedented act of the Federal Bureau of Investigation executing a search warrant at the home of a former president of the United States and the likely reasoning behind it being in the interest of national security.

A look at the swing in voter engagement surrounding the issues of the 2022 midterms and the murky outlook on the end results of those elections.

In 2024, the GOP has a major problem to contend with - Trump's base.

There has been much debate in recent years concerning the U.S. election process, and whether Election Day should be a federal holiday. Let's examine the importance of the electoral process, and how making the day a federal holiday could benefit all Americans.

I never knew how the Electoral College worked until Trump exposed its flaws.

An A-to-Z of words that are descriptive of former U.S. President Donald Trump. They are not complimentary.

A response to an opinion letter written by one of Trump's base.

The Republican Party and conservative-led Supreme Court is doing wrong by women everywhere. This is unbelievable and will lead to the end the GOP.

Trump supporters seem to think that Biden voters should have some remorse for the 2020 election. One word - nope.

Time and again, the right omits pertinent facts to try and paint the issue of high energy costs onto President Biden. Here are some things the GOP should consider.

A rebuttal to the latest right-wing claims that ignore basic facts pertaining to the judiciary.

Long before she became First Lady, Melania Trump was dubbed "classy" by her supporters. During her time in Washington D.C., though, many believed she fell far below that standard. From birtherism to auctioning off items from her time at the White House, some found her to be tacky rather than classy.

A great fear for many is what may again happen in 2024, a repeat of the 2020 Presidential election...

Opinion pieces that show critical omissions of fact are plaguing the GOP currently and this will show an example of that.

An inflammatory opinion article from the Palm Beach Post blaming the mainstream media for the Capitol Riot and a rebuttal.

Political upheavals always start with a grievance that somebody is then able to exploit and turn into a revolution.

Right now, the GOP in America stands for one thing and one thing only, appeasing a malignant narcissist's loss in the 2020 election.

Christians don't all vote the same way —and that's OK!

The title of the epic 1966 Western starring Clint Eastwood reminds me of the epic struggle in American today to save democracy. Former President Trump refused to concede to the winner, Joe Biden. Anti-democracy forces tried to overturn that election and are working to make sure he wins in 2024.

Ulysses S. Grant served as the eighteenth president of the United States; he was the second president to serve as a Republican. His presidency well served the nation during its transition from war to peace, as he dealt with the KKK and its terrorist acts against black citizens.

In the 1930s, a group of Americans sympathetic to the ideals of Nazi Germany set up a community in New York state.

Controversial American elections are nothing new; our elections did not by any means always go smoothly.

Although many dissembling frauds in both fields of poetry and politics have sullied those respective fields with pretense and duplicity, a healthy dose of skepticism, the one valuable tenet of postmodernism holds a place in genuine literature and authentic statesmanship.

On Sunday, August 15th, 2021, Taliban fighters took over the capital city of Afghanistan, Kabul, leading to tens of thousands of people fleeing the country.

Mamie Eisenhower was the wife of Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States. During her eight years as First Lady she was very popular with the public and known as a wonderful hostess for White House functions.

America, we are in the midst of a pandemic yet we also are in the midst of plenty. There are so many things we have that those who came before us could only dream of and we need to be thankful. We need to work together to bridge this gulf between us which was created by our elected officials.

A close, contested election in the nineteenth century steered American election practices into unfair, exclusionary territory.

The history of our flag and our pledge to our country makes us all patriots. Those who use the flag as a tool to abuse our pledge are not patriots. The American flag unites us and should never divide us.

This article explains what the US Senate filibuster is, its origins, and how it could be eliminated, as well as answering some other common questions.

A Trump supporter lays out her case for the 'Big Lie.' A response to the idiocy.

Fact checking those claims about the cognitive test Trump 'claims' to have aced.

How to participate in democracy in order to ensure that democracy itself continues to exist.

A “victimless crime” is an oxymoron since there can be no crime if there is no victim. Libertarians demand that people charged with victimless crimes be immediately released under full pardon.

Libertarians have many different visions of what a libertarian society should look like but getting to any one of them means marching down the same path together.

Martha Washington, the wife of the first president of the United States, George Washington, established many of the customs that were followed by First Ladies for generations in the White House. Starting from scratch, she defined the role of First Lady.

Bipartisanship does not necessarily mean pandering to GOP representatives more interested in politics than the desires of their own constituency.

With the apparent shift in policy the last four years, perhaps it is time to rename the Grand Old Party. Here are some suggestions...

Politics is always about power, wealth and ego. When any of those desires can be obtained through war politicians will pursue war. Libertarians want to change that.

When the net hit, it was fascinating. So much info to be had! Around the late 90’s, I found conspiracies. Loved it. But, as a sideline to real life. I used to leave a picture of Bill Clinton with snake tongue on my screen.Told the kids, “I’m leaving this here in case it’s true, you won’t freak out.”

The Non-Aggression Principle against coercion, intimidation and fraud is the ultimate expression of compassion because libertarians apply it unselfishly to everyone.

Skeptical Libertarians have learned to take from their existence in the real world that which works, recognize what doesn’t work, and apply the result to their lives.

Amanda Gorman made history for being the youngest poet laureate at a Presidential Inauguration.

Kamala Harris has three luxury residences, but as of January 20, 2021, she has a different address.

We all—each and every American—owe a debt of gratitude to the greatest President in our history, and we should also be grateful for how his presidency came to an end.

Volunteerism belongs in the party platforms of both Republicans and Democrats as a solution to the social problems of the United States. But both parties have lost sight of this important part of American exceptionalism.

Most people might not know that Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris is connected to several major world religions in her personal life.

The GOP likes to say they're fiscally responsible and that Democrats like to "tax and spend". When the actual data is analyzed, we find Republican administrations have been "tax cut and borrow" and the largest contributors to the deficit.