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James McHenry, a Maryland delegate to the Constitutional Convention, on September 18, 1787, wrote: “A lady asked Dr. Franklin, ‘Well, Doctor, what have we got a republic or a…
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This weekend, our Dear Leader, President Trump, once again dazzled the world by staging the most stupendously over the top military pageant ever witnessed this side of Mars. In an…
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(Editor’s Note: This introduction and speech come from the office of the Governor of California and from a speech Governor Newsom gave this past weekend.) LOS ANGELES — In an address…
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The military is in the streets of Los Angeles. That image alone—armed National Guard troops deployed by a sitting president against the will of local officials—should shake this…
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A cable from the U.S. State Department Tuesday showed that the Trump administration is eliminating the entire international workforce of the foreign aid agency that has provided…
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There are diverse opinions among U.S. military veterans regarding a proposed military parade to celebrate the Army's 250th anniversary, which coincides with President Donald Trump's…
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I awaken in a tunnel—moist, humming, self-satisfied. I suspect it was dug by a nervous god with a sinus infection. Above me, a Tesla glides like a swan that forgot it couldn’t swim…
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Human rights defenders on Friday accused U.S. President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio of criminal obstruction after Rubio announced sanctions targeting four…
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In 1814, John Adams issued a warning that sounds today like the tolling of a distant but familiar bell: “Democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There…
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An analysis released Tuesday by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Yale estimates that more than 51,000 additional people across the United States would die unnecessarily…
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