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Beyond the hype: A nation that endures

Every election arrives wrapped in a story about its importance. In the weeks before a midterm, we hear that this is the most consequential election in our lifetime, perhaps the most important election ever. The language is understandable. Campaigns want attention, parties want energy, and ...

Echoes of 1776 in today's divisive politics

It's easy to forget that Americans are voting in a year that marks the 250th anniversary of the nation's Declaration of Independence. You don't hear much about the declaration in the campaign rhetoric, and most people would bristle at the notion that the sublime message of the founding ...

Marissa Mayer's AI is solving the wrong problems

I don't know if you've read The New York Times article about Marissa Mayer, the former CEO of Yahoo, who's now back with a woman-targeted AI assistant called "Dazzle," or heard about the ensuing brouhaha, so if not, let me summarize: The piece starts off with Mayer explaining the wonders of ...

New 9/11 memorial vandal underscores left's deep-rooted hatred of America

America's left-wing fringe, which is increasingly indistinguishable from the Democratic Party mainstream, absolutely hates our nation. You'd have to be blind not to see it. Take the latest example: Jonathan Andrew Tijerina, the punk who just desecrated the 9/11 Memorial Reflecting Pool in downtown Manhattan. Earlier this week, Tijerina was arrested and charged for an act of brazen, iconoclastic vandalism. In broad daylight, the 31-year-old spray-painted, over the engraved names of dozens of those killed on that terrible day 25 years ago, a plug for his silly little anti-gun website: ...

The real 'Dr. El-Sayed' in his own words

"I love America," Michigan's U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed insists. Saturday, he rallied a crowd in Detroit, interjecting "y'all" frequently as he spoke, putting on an African American accent to suit his audience. All pols claim to love America, but when El-Sayed says it, he's lying. ...

The grumpy, Trumpy turkey on the table

Pick a Thanksgiving table, any Thanksgiving table in America, and it's sure to have a turkey and a grumpy uncle. Sometimes they are one and the same, stuffed with all the trimmings. As the midterms draw near, this November will be an especially heated month, right? We the people are so ...