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Motives, justifications vary for political violence in recent history

The assassination of a Democratic Minnesota state lawmaker and her husband and the shooting of another lawmaker and his wife at their homes are just the latest addition to a long and unsettling roll call of political violence in the United States. The list, in the past two months alone: the ...

Trump’s actions in California a leap toward authoritarianism

The deployment of California National Guard troops and active-duty U.S. Marines onto the streets of Los Angeles is an assault on federalism, violates federal law and manifests a dangerous pattern of governmental behavior in defiance of constitutional principles and the rule of law. None of ...

The father of Flag Day

“The Red and White and starry Blue is freedom’s shield and hope.” — John Philip Sousa What is it that triggers the formation of momentous ideas — a captured thought, an inspirational moment or something else? What we do know is this specific idea was born in 1885 to a teacher, Bob ...

LA is not on fire, no matter how much Trump might want it to be

The president is doing his best to inflame passions within and at California. Calling in the National Guard against the governor’s wishes is a provocation. Sending in Marines to add drama to his show is an insult as well as incitement. The Marines are not a fashion accessory. They are trained ...

Poll: Most adults approve of Trump’s military parade but not the spending

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Washington prepares for a military parade this weekend to honor the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, a new survey finds that U.S. adults are more likely to approve than disapprove of President Donald Trump’s decision to hold the festivities, which officials have said ...

Rise of the ‘woke right’

In 2018, some activists, appalled by woke nonsense being published by academic journals, submitted nonsensical research. One paper claimed researchers “closely and respectfully examined the genitals of ... ten thousand dogs” to learn about “rape culture and queer performativity at urban ...