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This Thanksgiving, Skip The Discord And Spark Civic Curiosity
Thanksgiving has always been more than a meal. From George Washington’s 1789 proclamation calling for a national day of “public thanksgiving and prayer” to Abraham Lincoln’s 1863 appeal for a war-torn nation to “set apart and observe the last Thursday of November as a day of Thanksgiving and Praise,” the holiday has carried a civic purpose.
A primer on treason, seditious conspiracy, and the Constitution
President Donald Trump’s recent statements accusing six Democratic lawmakers of making “seditious” comments to military and intelligence community members…
The fate of Trump tariffs rests now with the Supreme Court
Court watchers and scholars often caution against predicting the outcome of a Supreme Court case based on the oral arguments, but odds are the Trump…
Supreme Court showdown on tariffs shaping up as landmark case
On Nov. 5, 2025, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a case that may decide the fate of President Donald Trump’s tariff policy.
In the Supreme Court, whose facts count the most?
President Donald Trump wants to deploy troops in Chicago and Portland, cities that he has described as “war ravaged,” “burning down,” and “a war…
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