As in every holiday season for centuries, people around the world are praying for peace on earth. Understanding what it is and how it must be obtained is the best response and answer to those entreaties...

The morning after Election Day, as Democrats woke up to a country that had moved rightward in 90% of the nation's counties, many found themselves wondering: who are these people? ...

After the 2022 midterm elections, we were thankful that the light of our American democracy still shines. After the election of November 5th, we still are. Here's why...

In his Inaugural Address, Donald Trump promised to end "American carnage," but of course he created it instead, because what's needed to end carnage is courage--and only one candidate has that...

Experienced drivers know the center lane's the place to be on a highway, especially if you're a good driver. Because it maximizes flexibility, it's often both safer and faster--less road rage, too. Politics is the same...

We have come to what poet Robert Frost would call a fork in the road in our country. Relative to the world, we've always taken the one less traveled by, and it has made all the difference...

The urban-rural divide that dominates our politics today is not new, but in recent decades it has been approaching fracture.  Fortunately, there are ways & means to mend it and make our nation stronger than ever before, and some of this coalescence is already occurring...

The Paris Olympic Games showcased an inspiring revival of the can-do American spirit and commitment to excellence. Our workers have been, and continue to be, Olympian in every profession in every way...

There needs to be an American elegy written for poor, lower-income, and middle class workers. JD Vance has shown, repeatedly, in his words and actions, that he will not be the one to write it...

The Court is officially out of docket and off the constitutional rails. There are common sense reforms supported by we, the people, and even conservative legal scholars, but it will take more than voting between now and 11/5 to get it in balance and back...