Blame opportunistic politicians. The political world is headed towards a breaking point on the debt ceiling. The Republican House and the Democratic Senate are trying to agree to a package that would raise the ceiling and prevent the nation from default. Democrats are mostly united in their desire to pay…

The politics on the trillion dollar coin are fluid. Don’t believe anyone who tells you they know for sure. The United States is about to hit the debt ceiling. Last Friday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced that the Treasury would hit its debt ceiling this week. It will be able…

The left gains power for attacking the wealthy and Republicans want to join in on the fun. Here’s why we shouldn’t let them. The United States is currently in the heights of a backlash against its wealthiest residents. Nearly every buzzworthy movie, from The Menu to Glass Onion, is a…

The MAGA House might ruin the country. But they may not receive the blame. On Tuesday, the 118th Congress was sworn in. The House of Representatives will be led by the Republican Party with one of the narrowest margins in American history. As of this writing, that group had not…

Other years were worse. As 2022 draws to a close, there will be a number of year-end articles discussing movies, television shows, and political superlatives. Many of the broader analyses will focus on the negative attributes of the year. They will harp on the invasion of Ukraine, the persistence of…

The attempt would mean something to the country and the world. On Monday, the January 6th Committee announced that they were recommending that the Justice Department file charges against Donald Trump. These charges resulted from the former president’s actions leading up to the attempted insurrection. They include conspiracy to defraud…

Finally. In 1924, the Democratic Party achieved a historic collapse in the runup to that year’s election. Republicans had been dragged down by the worst presidential scandal in decades, known as Teapot Dome. The Republican president, Warren Harding, had died and been replaced by a previously unknown governor from Massachusetts…

He was next in line following a shocking victory. Progressives did not stand a chance against him. On November 17, Nancy Pelosi announced that she was stepping down from her role as the Democratic Party leader in the House of Representatives. She will continue to serve in Congress and influence…

The past can offer an alternative to our algorithm-dominated news environment. Millions of Americans receive all of the news that they use on a regular basis from social media platforms like Twitter. The site provides all of the components that newspapers used to: news, editorials, long form investigations, and responses…