The best of high school baseball 2023 Top shot from around the diamond in '23. USA Today Sports Media Group · May 20, 2023
Montana House Rep. Zooey Zephyr's censure shows that American standards of political decorum are failing A Montana District Court judge has rejected Democratic state Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s attempt to return to the House floor following Republican lawmakers’ moves that blocked her from entering or speaking in the House chamber at the end of April 2023. The Conversation · May 4, 2023
No Cloud Required: Chatbot Runs Locally on iPhones, Old PCs A brand new open-source project called MLC LLM is lightweight enough to run locally on just about any device, even an iPhone or an old PC laptop with integrated graphics. Tom’s Hardware · May 1, 2023
Start planning now for the 2024 eclipse There's a trick to figuring out the optimal viewing site. Here's what you need to know to plan Salon · Apr 27, 2023
80 is different in 2023 than in 1776 – but even back then, a grizzled Franklin led alongside a young Hamilton President Joe Biden’s announcement that he’s running for another term raises concerns for many Americans. At his potential second inauguration, he would be 82, beating himself in becoming the oldest among American presidents. The Conversation · Apr 25, 2023
Congress has clashed with Supreme Court justices over ethics in the past The Thomas-Crow connection recalls past relationships that caught the attention of Congress, resulting in hearings that undermined a potential chief justice and the court's longest-serving member. WEKU · Apr 22, 2023
Biden issues second veto of his presidency Welcome to the Wednesday, April 12, Brew. Ballotpedia · Apr 12, 2023
Kale: Discover the 'secret powers' of this superfood Although it may seem like it, kale isn't a new vegetable. Thomas Jefferson experimented with several varieties of kale at his Monticello estate in the early 1800s. It's long been popular in northern Europe and now throughout the U.S. Before becoming a popular salad green, kale was often used in… Tribune News Service · Apr 10, 2023
A history of U.S. presidents and hush money payments The term hush money dates back centuries, and it's been applied to various scandals involving presidents for nearly as long as the U.S. has been a country. WEKU · Apr 5, 2023
Denver police to put armed officers in 11 high schools after shooting of 2 administrators DENVER — Twelve police officers will be stationed in 11 Denver high schools beginning next week in response to the recent shooting of two East High administrators by a student. The Denver Post · Mar 31, 2023
Ten Birds That Changed the World by Stephen Moss review – our vexed relationship with our feathered friends From the guanay cormorant to the tree sparrow, the writer shows how consistently humans get birds wrong The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023
American evolution: ‘1776’ revisits pivotal moment in US history via diverse, present-day perspective The oft-rousing and well-truncated book by Peter Stone — celebratory but not without a recognition of the deeply imperfect compromises the union is built on — is wrapped into a standard-issue musical comedy aesthetic. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 3, 2023
Michael Hiltzik: COVID deniers think a new study says mask mandates don't work. They should try reading it What is it about conservative COVID deniers and masks? Los Angeles Times · Feb 25, 2023
Free Immigration Is a Core American Value Just consider the policies that the Founding Fathers embraced. Reason · Feb 20, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 20, 2023 U.S. Presidents and Chicago: 234 years of presidential connections With parks, school, statues, expressways and even a water-pumping station named for them, there are many ties between the Windy City and the 45 men who have served as president of the United States.
Zenger · Feb 13, 2023 America’s Oldest Black School From 1760s Virginia Moves To Colonial Williamsburg Christian reformers taught free and enslaved black children to read before the American Revolution in Virginia’s then-capital.
WEKU · Feb 4, 2023 As the nation has changed, so has the State of the Union speech In the era of primetime coverage, the State of the Union offers a rare opportunity for a president to address — and for members to be seen by — a truly national television audience.
Salon · Jan 18, 2023 Biden's hypocrisy on Julian Assange Ben & Jerry's co-founder: Joe Biden stood up for press freedom as a candidate — but backtracked in the White House
Reason · Dec 13, 2022 "Plain Text" When the Second Amendment's plain text covers conduct, it is presumptively protected.
The Conversation · Nov 18, 2022 How medieval Catholic traditions of thanksgiving prayers and feasting shaped the Protestant celebration of Plymouth's pilgrims President Abraham Lincoln instituted the celebration of Thanksgiving as a national holiday in 1863 after the Union victory at the battle of Gettysburg, during the American Civil War. It was not a new idea – in 1789, President George Washington had proposed a yearly presidential proclamation of each annual Thanksgiving…
Reason · Nov 8, 2022 "Why Not the Right to Earn a Living?" In today's Golden Glow Tanning Salon v. City of Columbus, the Fifth Circuit, in an opinion by Judge Edith Jones, joined by Judges James Ho and Cory Wilson, rejected an Equal Protection Clause and Takings Clause challenge to COVID lockdowns. This is a straightforward, and in my view a clearly…
WEKU · Nov 1, 2022 Author reminds Americans that Samuel Adams was a revolutionary before he was a beer Adams' historical importance is often overlooked because he didn't keep copies of his own letters. Stacy Schiff's superb new biography explores his crucial role in inciting the American Revolution.
Salon · Oct 27, 2022 Pence opposes freedom from religion "The radical left believes that the freedom of religion is the freedom from religion," says Pence
The Guardian - US · Oct 22, 2022 America is built on a racist social contract. It’s time to tear it up and start anew From the civil war to the January 2021 insurrection, the white nationalist response to democratic defeat has been to attempt to destroy US institutions and our national agreements. We shouldn’t tolerate this
WEKU · Oct 15, 2022 In the Broadway musical '1776,' the revolution is in the casting This production uses a cast of multi-racial actors who are female, nonbinary and trans — people who weren't even considered in the Declaration of Independence.