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War and Constitutional indifference

Since its inception, the government of the United States has inexorably exceeded its powers under the Constitution. All three branches have been complicit in a consistent pattern of constitutional indifference. Congress has regulated in areas of governance nowhere articulated in the ...

Almanac for June 27, 2026

Today is Saturday, June 27, the 178th day of 2026. There are 187 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1957, Hurricane Audrey slammed into coastal Louisiana and Texas as a Category 4 storm, causing as many as 600 deaths. Also on this date: In 1844, Mormon leader Joseph Smith and his brother, Hyrum, were killed by a mob in Carthage, Illinois. In 1950, the U.N. Security Council passed a resolution calling on member nations to help South Korea repel an invasion from the North. In 1967, Barclays Bank unveiled the first automated teller machine (ATM) in the town of Enfield, north ...

Enjoyed the horse pull event at Wender farm

Bouquet Just a happy note. First, a big thanks to all the people who put together a wonderful horse pulling event at the Henry Wender farm on Saturday, June 20. Also a big thanks to the lady who rode by on her beautiful horse carrying the U.S. flag to start the show. Job well done.

Texas board adds Bible stories as required school reading

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas education board Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible passages, widening conservative efforts to push Christian teachings in U.S. classrooms. The Texas State Board of Education, which is ...

Deal leaves Iran better off than before conflict

Barb Congratulations, supporters of President Donald Trump. Your “Oh great leader” has just made the United States the laughingstock of the world. Start a war with a sneak attack, declare victory every other day and state the opposition is about to capitulate, and then give the enemy many times better the peace deal that the Obama administration had negotiated and “Oh great leader” tore up. In other words, the sneak attack and war helped only those you were trying to destroy. Even ultra-conservative Mark Levin is disgusted. Of course, the honorable Vice President JD Vance ...