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In the week when one more body was discovered in the Patapsco River, it’s important to remember the names, the six men who lost their lives when...
A long-promised Donald Trump statement on abortion has finally been released. As expected, it was vague and pleased few. The former president both...
It may come as a surprise to hear that I actually agree with Donald Trump on something: America does have a two-tiered system of justice. In fact, you...
A lot of people now know about Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor in North Carolina. Some national and international outsiders...
Vice President Kamala Harris marked the anniversary of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Ala., this past Sunday, joining in a march across the Edmund Pettus...
“The Catholic public official lives the political truth most Catholics through most of American history have accepted and insisted on: the truth...
“Are you not entertained?” shouts Maximus as the titular “Gladiator” in the 2000 film. And actor Russell Crowe sells it — enough to snag...
E. Jean Carroll is a brave woman. And her courage calls out the cowardice of many who could learn a thing or two from the writer who just won a...
Was it a figment of our imagination? I’m talking about the 2004 keynote address at the Democratic National Convention by Barack Obama, then a...
It was fitting that as the world honored the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who would have turned 95 years old on the holiday commemorating his life...
Who would have thought so many of those competing to be president of the United States would have slept through American History 101? And I wonder...
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” Even if you’ve never read any of Maya Angelou’s books, even if you have no...
In an ideal world, those who promote peace are heralded, those who elevate nonviolence held up as examples to imitate. In real life, not so much. In...
It’s “so-called Islamophobia,” at least according to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who used that label to deride President Joe Biden’s efforts...
“Some of my best friends are Black” is a phrase that has become cliché, and deservedly so, since it is essentially a dodge. Folks uttering those...
Just think what you would do if you got the chance to rig the rules in order to win the game every time. Wouldn’t you be tempted? Well, never let it...
Listen to What Next: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Tweet Share Share Comment Last week, at a...
In his pre-Sundance, Hollywood golden boy, leading man days, Robert Redford starred in a cynical, sometimes comical take on the world of political...
“I think there’s some reason to doubt whether or not Matt Gaetz is serious,” said Rep. Dusty Johnson, Republican from South Dakota. Talk about...
I’m not sure why the story of Rep. Lauren Boebert, the Republican from Colorado, getting escorted out of a Denver stage performance of...
The Confederate monument outside the courthouse in Gaston County in North Carolina was not erected just after the Civil War ended. Like so many...
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” It’s a quote that in some form has been attributed to many and uttered by...
It is a striking image, a fearless visage staring at the camera while holding a sign with booking number “7053” chest high. “Beautiful rebel”...