Debt ceiling: Recall the Solomonic judgment Those of us who read the Old Testament may recall the story of Solomon solving the dispute between two women each claiming the same child. The false mother proved herself to Solomon by being willing to have the child cut in ...
Former president Donald Trump’s appearance at a CNN Republican Town Hall in New Hampshire stretched the truth beyond any standard by which that virtue can be measured. Trump told more lies in one hour than many politicians tell in their entire careers. There are too many to list in ...
by Martin Schram For Donald Trump, who has found it impossible to get positive prime-time attention while whiling in his Mar-a-Elba, Wednesday night seemed like a gift that kept on giving. For CNN’s suddenly boggled new executive brain trust, who dreamed and schemed of ...
by Harry Litman A federal jury found Donald Trump liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll on Tuesday after less than three hours of deliberation, delivering a quick and devastating verdict on the conduct and character of the former president. The ...
The crowning of Charles III as king of England and the shrinking realm of the United Kingdom was not the only coronation taking place in the world. Increasingly, evangelical Christians in the U.S. are treating Donald Trump as their king. While the scenarios are different, it reminds ...
Count us as enthusiastic celebrants of World Press Freedom Day, marked last week. Across the world, too many journalists are punished, imprisoned and even killed for daring to shine a light on the powerful. As another newspaper says, democracy dies in darkness; the flip side of that credo is ...