Trump costly for America

The United States and Israel have launched airstrikes on Iran, reportedly to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons. President Trump asserted in his statement on the attacks: '(T)o the great proud people of Iran, I say tonight that the hour of your freedom is at hand. Stay sheltered.... When we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take. This will be probably your only c...

Amos Phelps must have thought his grandson was a sissy. In 1776 Amos signed up to fight in the Revolution, a year after young Darius figured he had done his bit and took a discharge. Amos was 72 years old. “These are the times that try men’s souls”, Thomas Paine would write that year, “The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their countr...

“Follow the money” is a famous line from All the President’s Men, the film about the Watergate scandal. Watergate exposed corruption at the highest levels of government—people in power abusing that power to intimidate critics and cover up illegal actions in order to maintain and expand control. For many Americans in 2026, that phrase feels relevant again. Dana White, CEO of Ultimate ...