These days, Republicans' favorite attack line is that Democrats represent the "liberal elite." By that, they mean that liberals are part of a coastal-based intelligentsia that is out of touch with the real needs of the people they claim to empower. Conservatives like Tucker Carlson, and Fox News generally, have created a distorted caricature of an upper-middle-class, highly educated elite working in the media, technology, entertainment, and academia that live in gated commun

After almost a year and more than 1,000 interviews, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol by a Trump-inspired mob is ready to lay out its findings to the American public. The first hearing will take place this evening and will be carried by all the major news networks in primetime, except for Fox which will likely spin the hearings as partisan despite the participation of GOP House members Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger. The committee will la

The Biden administration has announced measures to undo former President Donald Trump's “maximum pressure” campaign against the Cuban government. Under an order issued Wednesday by the U.S. Transportation Department, US airlines will again be allowed to fly to Cuban destinations beyond Havana, opening up more options for American visitors. The White House also lifted a cap on family remittances and American groups will be permitted to visit on educational trips. U.S. official

GOP Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska gave a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California on Thursday evening that encouraged Republicans to abandon the anger and irrational grievances of Trumpism and focus on the challenges and threats of the 21st. century. Sasse: "We Republicans? We have a big choice to make. We can either continue to drift as a party that exists increasingly as a vehicle for the grievances of the angriest, oldest folks, or we could be a future-f

The price inflation that Americans are experiencing isn't a localized US event; it's happening all over the world because its roots are global. Because of the pandemic, labor shortages, and supply chain issues, there are too many dollars chasing too few goods and services. When that happens prices naturally rise and that's exactly what's happening globally. In the spring of 2020 as Covid-19 spread, factories around the world shut down and it was like pulling the plug on the g

Unfortunately, there are quite a few myths regarding illegal immigration and populist politicians like former President Donald Trump and Texas Governor Greg Abbott like to frame the issue as a "crisis" or "invasion". The fact that there are people living illegally in America is something that needs to be addressed, but it's not a crisis that requires draconian measures. In fact, the total number of illegal immigrants living in America peaked more than a decade ago and then be