It is part of the 2017 Charter of Hamas, which rejected “any alternative to the full and complete liberation of Palestine, from the river to the sea.” It is part of the platform of Islamic Jihad, which has declared that “from the river to the sea – [Palestine] is an Arab Islamic land” leaving no […]

When Joe Manchin announced his plan to retire from the United States Senate, he offered the following explanation: “I believe in my heart of hearts that I have accomplished what I set out to do for West Virginia.” Manchin went on to add that while serving out the remainder of his term, he will also […]

For Democrats who are worried about the 2024 election, and plenty of us are, the results on Tuesday had to be encouraging. For decades, Democrats have argued that we were just one vote [on the Supreme Court] away from losing Roe v. Wade. Republicans, for their part, presented themselves as “pro-life” without having to detail […]

Let’s make a deal. American parents stop harassing schools over library books that deal sympathetically with differences in sexual preference. And America’s schools stop withholding information about a student’s said preference from the parents. First, the ugly clashes over offerings at school libraries. Parents should understand that reading a wide range of viewpoints improves critical […]

Wow! A couple of Supreme Court justices say they’re now starting to think that maybe the court should sorta start thinking about possibly, perhaps, someday adopting some sort of anticorruption reforms. This nine-member group of unelected, supremely powerful judges is allowed to make up its own rules of ethical behavior. So – surprise! – they’ve […]