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Trump judicial nominee can’t answer basic questions on law

"The questions he was being asked could be answered by a second year law student.”

What a wonderful world

A system produces leaders who reflect the dominant values of its components.

Bernie Sanders Warns DNC Not to ‘Stack the Deck’ Against Him

In order to actually exercise democracy at this summer’s Democratic National Convention, Sanders has called on Schultz to stop stacking the deck in Clinton’s favor.

Senators Call For Regulations Against Fraudulent Schools Like Trump University

The letter asked the agencies to enhance and prioritize enforcement of federal consumer protection laws meant to safeguard consumers against deceptive institutions like Trump University.

LOOK: Canada Welcomes the First of Thousands of Syrian Refugees

In stark contrast to the United States, Canada welcomed the first of what is to be thousands of Syrian refugees. Canada's plan is to welcome 25,000 refugees by March 2016.

What to Do About Disloyal Corporations

If Pfizer or any other of the American corporations want to leave America to avoid U.S. taxes, that’s their business. But they should no longer get any of the benefits of American citizenship – because they’ve stopped paying for them.

What you don’t have and why

How might the United States be different today if, a century ago, the leadership of this country had not acted both so ruthlessly and in such an eerily Trumpian way?

Credit MAGA Trump for busting up federalism like a piñata, only to spotlight which...

One imagined the durability, if not standing of America, demanded a far stronger, earth-shaking force than a self-mortifying, scamming joke.

The American empire in (ultimate?) crisis

The decline and fall of it all?

If politics presumes to entertainment, why isn’t it more entertaining?

In any case, after the unruly 2016 campaign, the over-riding question for 2020 and beyond looms: will voters embrace the most qualified presidential candidate – or fall for a predictably hyped replay of bad theatrics?