
Rob Kerchner | Why Politics Is Like Religion
Politics is like a religion for secular elites: It represents their fellowship of likeminded believers, their worthy place to serve and to tithe, and their meaning and purpose in life.

Politics is like a religion for secular elites: It represents their fellowship of likeminded believers, their worthy place to serve and to tithe, and their meaning and purpose in life.

It was a good thing Ronald Reagan didn’t win the Republican Party’s presidential nomination in 1976. It’s also a good thing Donald Trump lost to Joe Biden in 2020. It’s

And so, the Trump administration begins. The newly inaugurated president has set an extraordinarily high bar for his second term, with executive orders to secure the border, increase fossil fuel

Even after living here for 21 years, I still hear American English phrases I don’t understand. Just this weekend, I heard someone say: “Don’t just phone it in.” I’ve

Question: Robert, I was up on my roof clearing an abundance of leaves, and noticed that the rain gutter was packed with mud and leaves. I am able to get

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The White House confirmed on Friday that flights deporting illegal immigrants out of the United States have started, revealing photos of military aircraft transporting people. “Deportation

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer The U.S. National Guard is deploying more troops to the U.S.-Mexico border as the Trump administration ramps up border and immigration enforcement efforts. In a statement

By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer Ford Motor Co. is recalling 272,817 Bronco Sport SUV and Maverick pickup trucks due to a battery issue that may cause a loss of drive power

The very people who touted — for years — Joe Biden’s promise not to pardon his son not only celebrated that pardon, they also demanded that Biden go on a

TORONTO This is a big country with only one thing on its mind: Donald Trump. South of the border, no one is taking seriously the notion that the president wants

President Donald Trump has thrown the Justice Department’s Jan. 6 Capitol riot prosecutions out the window. But a week before Trump became president, the Department essentially did the same to

As Donald Trump this week assumed the presidency for the second time, he rekindled his personal and political feud with California and its governor, Gavin Newsom, while also inflating Newsom’s

“You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.” If you don’t believe in coincidences, perhaps you see a vast conspiracy in the fact that the Bob

By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer Insurance premiums of American homeowners rose last year, with rates increasing by more than 20% in six states, according to a recent report from S&P Global.

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he is considering withholding federal aid to California following a series of devastating wildfires if the state doesn’t change

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s order limiting birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge John Coughenour after a hearing in Seattle issued a temporary

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s new leadership has announced the creation of a task force to develop a regulatory framework for crypto assets, marking the

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer Acting Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman issued a directive on Jan. 20 that rescinds guidelines that barred federal officers from arresting illegal immigrants at so-called sensitive

By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer President Donald Trump said on Jan. 21 that he is open to the possibility that billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk or Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison purchases

Well, the dog finally caught the car. Now what? One thing is self-evident: Donald Trump is one tough dog. I’ll admit Trump has determination if nothing else. Also, pride. In