Trump and Pelosi continue squabbling over State of the Union and border wall

Trump and Pelosi continue squabbling over State of the Union and border wall

As the longest government shutdown in history continues to trudge on, President Trump and Congressional Democrats are trading blows back and forth, hoping to convince the other side to budge. Last week, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi asked the president to either postpone his scheduled State of the Union address or submit the address […]

UK government loses crucial BREXIT vote, military ready to deploy

UK government loses crucial BREXIT vote, military ready to deploy

Earlier this week, British Prime Minister Theresa May brought her proposed BREXIT plan to Parliament for approval. It got thrashed, amounting to the largest defeat in British Parliamentary history (432 votes to 202). The remarkable thing for those not accustomed to British politics is that both the Labour opposition and numerous members of parliament (MPs) […]

Okay, we’re building a wall. But how?

Okay, we’re building a wall. But how?

As the government shutdown continues in the absence of a compromise between the Trump administration and Congressional Democrats, the possibility President Donald Trump will declare a national emergency in order to build the border wall looms ever nearer. If indeed that is what happens, what sort of wall would President Trump prefer? And which companies […]

Hey radicals, real tax rates were never as high as 70% and they should never get that high

Hey radicals, real tax rates were never as high as 70% and they should never get that high

The Democrats now control the House of Representatives, and their more radical members have wasted little time in putting forward a slew of the most progressive policy proposals. At present, the idea receiving the most coverage from talking heads on television and the Twitter accounts at Vox has been freshman Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s proposal to […]

Lawmaker intervenes in SEAL’s war crimes case

Lawmaker intervenes in SEAL’s war crimes case

In the latest development to Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher’s court-martial over alleged war crimes, U.S. Representative Duncan Hunter, a Republican from California, has intervened and asked President Donald Trump to dismiss the case. “I am significantly concerned that this is another example of the over-aggressiveness of the Navy JAG Corps showing its bias against […]

Opinion: The dangerous idea that ‘right’ is more important than ‘true’

Opinion: The dangerous idea that ‘right’ is more important than ‘true’

When you start working on a piece like this, you need to frame it properly in your mind. The fact that I chose to include images of two controversial politicians in the feature photo all but guarantees me a limited audience for this piece, because a large portion of the readers who scroll past this […]

American accused of spying still imprisoned as Russians decline prisoner swap

American accused of spying still imprisoned as Russians decline prisoner swap

Paul Whelan, a U.S. Marine veteran, continues to be under arrest by the Russian government, charged with espionage. The Russians have refused to entertain the prospect of a prisoner swap. Emerging details surrounding this case have muddled the picture. Whelan has a remarkable four citizenships: British, Canadian, Irish, and U.S. This wasn’t his first visit to […]