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Americans Won’t Buy the 'Green New Deal,' But Republicans Need Alternatives

Earth's Magnetic North Pole May Have Just Officially Shifted

The Terrorism That Doesn’t Spark a Panic

Some fish may talk about being amphibious, but the mudskipper really walks the walk.

The Media Botched the Covington Catholic Story

The government shutdown is temporarily in remission. Federal workers can start receiving their paychecks as Congress and the White House attempt to work out a longer-term solution. The president continues to threaten to declare a national emergency if Congress won't fund his wall.

Emergency declared near Portland for measles outbreak in anti-vaccine hotspot

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Donald Trump, and Stupidity

Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has proposed a Constitutional Amendment that would impose term limits on members of Congress. If passed and ratified, the amendment would limit Senators to two terms of six years, and House members to three terms of two years. Cruz believes the amendment will provide a greater level of accountability in Washington.

It's too soon to tell

It’s like the difference between “John quit smoking on Saturday” and “John quits smoking on Saturdays.” The former might be a true first step. It might be big news, indicating a major positive change in John’s life. But the latter would tell us, instead, that nothing in John’s life is really changing at all.