3+ week, 1+ day ago   (82+ words) A completely “normal” statement from the dear leader of the free world. So, the President of the United States shared this with his 13 million followers last evening: While totally normal and at a level of maturity seldom seen from “former…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (385+ words) The first half of the 1770s saw a meteoric shift in public opinion on both sides of the Atlantic, from an unquestioned confidence in the status of Britain’s American colonies to a widespread acceptance that it was time for the United…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (287+ words) The Southeast Ventura County YMCA announced sign-ups for its three Youth and Government Model Legislature and Court delegation programs are being accepted through Sept. 16. The programs run from September through February and are open to all high school students. For…...

23+ hour, 32+ min ago   (635+ words) The Fresno City College Social Justice Center invited author and educator Melissa Dalton Bradford to discuss her new book “How to Save Democracy: Your Anti-Authoritarian Playbook” in the Old Administration Building on Sept. 9. During her talk, Bradford said she believes…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (777+ words) Former Liberian President George Weah has warned African leaders against undermining democracy through political manipulation, pressure on the judiciary and the weakening of institutions, saying an elected leader can become a tyrant if he governs without respect for constitutional checks…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (435+ words) FOX News Radio Former GOP National Spokesperson Elizabeth Pipko joins Fox Across America With guest host Paul Gleiser to shed light on the political risks President Trump is taking by continuing to put economic pressure on Iran. “I think no…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (403+ words) Tony Benn, right, talks with Eagle columnist D. R. Bahlman's father in London in 1992. Almost exactly two years ago, with a presidential election looming, I used this space to discuss — some might say inflict my views on — the subject of name-calling in…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (239+ words) Do you remember that line? It was spoken by The Chimp (he will always be The Chimp) 25 years ago, in the aftermath of what we were assured was a dastardly sneak attack by “Islamic terrorists” on the World Trade Center…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (215+ words) Frequently, one hears disparaging comments about “politics.” Nobody these days wants to be tainted with “politics.” The term “career politician” is now often equated with something distasteful and self-serving. But the word “politics” is rooted in the word “policy.” And…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (1091+ words) While warning of the rise of socialism on the left, President Donald Trump is simultaneously conducting his own experiments in economic theory, putting his nationalist spin on American capitalism. The fear of socialism is built on the idea that government…...