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La Politics: The field for Louisianas open congressional seat continues to grow
28+ min ago (352+ words) Baton Rouge Business Report House Insurance Chair Gabe Firment has announced his candidacy to replace Congresswoman Julia Letlow in northeast Louisiana's 5th District. He joins Rep. Michael Echols and Board of Regents Chair Misti Cordell in the race. Senate Agriculture Chair…...
Dana Milbank Doesn't Understand the Constitution
23+ min ago (9+ words) National Review...
250 Years In, How Should We Talk About Democracy?
1+ hour, 13+ min ago (257+ words) America is commemorating its 250th anniversary amid extraordinary levels of popular distrust and discontent with our government and institutions. Abandoning efforts to defend democracy is exactly the wrong lesson for our moment. Talking about democracy in ways that resonate with more…...
Between Independence and Freedom
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (660+ words) Essay: Between Independence and Freedom America Retold: 250 years of the United States and the world. Read more from the series. Welcome to FP Free Week. To celebrate America's 250th birthday, our entire site is completely unlocked this week only. Enjoy the…...
"If North Korea calls us 'Republic of Korea', we should call North Korea 'Democratic People's Republ. . - MK
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (242+ words) "If North Korea calls us 'Republic of Korea', we should call North Korea 'Democratic People's Republic of Korea'." Kang Chang-il, senior vice chairman of the Advisory Council on Democratic Peace and Unification, said on the 2nd that the first step in…...
Democrat Leaders Deny the Declaration's First Right
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (426+ words) This year Americans are celebrating the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, which declared the "self-evident" truth that "all men are created equal" and "endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights," including the rights to "Life, Liberty and the…...
The Supreme Court tackled race, history and the law in fraught and reflective major rulings
31+ min ago (947+ words) The Supreme Court is seen Tuesday, June 30, 2026, in Washington. Credit: AP/Jose Luis Magana WASHINGTON " The Supreme Court just wrapped up a term that yielded significant rulings in cases involving race and discrimination that could have lasting effects on U. S. politics…...
Ohio youth voter registration among nation's lowest
21+ min ago (1333+ words) Just 23% of Ohio's 18-year-olds are registered to vote, a number that ranks among the lowest in the country, according to updated numbers compiledby a nonpartisan advocacy organization. Laura Brill, the CEO of the Civics Center, said a big factor is…...
Universal Human Equality Does Not Require Universal Citizenship " American Greatness
36+ min ago (1004+ words) Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's concurrence in the Supreme Court's birthright citizenship decision, Trump v. Barbara, contains one of the most revealing passages ever written about the Declaration of Independence. Invoking its famous proclamation that "all men are created equal," she suggests…...
USA 250th: The founders wanted a government stronger than we admit | Opinion - AOL
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (207+ words) (Editor's note: This column is the fourth and final installment of a series in which History Professor Patrick O'Neil, looks at how the founders might view modern political debates. All installments are available at fayobserver Opinion.) Opinion O'Neil: America's revolutionary…...