In hoping to refresh America — and it would appear we desperately need it — it would be helpful if we got back to our civic ...

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Many legal commentators apparently believe that, in the term that just ended, the Supreme Court further enabled President ...

Many legal commentators apparently believe that, in the term that just ended, the Supreme Court further enabled President ...

Fast on the heels of the recent “No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump comes an odd suggestion that Americans would be better off today if we had remained part ...

We just passed the day on which once again we celebrate the red, white and blue. Of course, by that, I mean the Union Jack, the flag of the United ...

A Harwood Middle School student was honored this spring with a top prize in the annual 8th Grade Hildene Lincoln Essay ...

The court picked its battles, upholding a meaningful number of lower court orders that blocked unlawful Trump initiatives. At the same time, the justices worked hard to avoid a direct confrontation in ...

In a time when respectful debate seems impossible, high school speech and debate clubs have persevered. Debate team members and sponsors see the activity as even more important in a fracturing society ...

John Breckinridge broke off from the Democratic Party and had a Southern Democratic Party. And he took enough votes away from ...

President Donald Trump touted malice for Democrats like Sens. Kelly and Gallego and Reps. Stanton & Ansari and all who didn't ...