On the higher slopes of Mount Olympus, blurbs are a way by which the gods speak to each other in code, with the whole world ...

Sixty years ago, on February 18th, 1965, Author James Baldwin and Pundit William F. Buckley debated each other on the topic “Is the American Dream at the Expense of the American Negro?” That event is ...

During his second week in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to revive plans to build a “National Garden of American Heroes,” a project he first ordered during the final year of ...

As McCarthy notes, the “conservative movement was born in the 20 th century in a bout of populist skepticism.” I think of the ...

Connecticut theaters are presenting works by or about Black writers including August Wilson, Steve Carter and James Baldwin ...

In Wednesday’s Daily Take I mentioned Russell Kirk and the origins of today’s hard right GOP. A few people replied with, “Who ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. spent two days this week insisting to senators that he’s not anti-vaccine. He said that he instead supports vaccinations and will follow the science in overseeing the $1.7 ...

Kennedy Jr. appear to be on shaky ground. By Steve Benen When it comes to choices for his White House Cabinet, Donald Trump has had one obvious disaster: He announced former Republican Rep.

William L. Smith, Jr., age 75, of Newberry Township, Manchester, died at 5:05 AM Thursday, January 30, 2025, at York North Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was the husband of the late Sandra L.

Now that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s two confirmation hearings have concluded on Capitol Hill, we have clear evidence that he is unfit to lead our nation’s largest health agency. Throughout the ...

Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings this week on Capitol Hill were anything but smooth for someone who is hoping to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. While his history of anti-vaccine ...