Hard to believe it was just four years ago that Joe Biden was elected with a promise to unite the country. After the misery of COVID-19 deaths and lockdowns and the riots in the streets of major cities, Americans WANTED to be united by a unifying national purpose. Alas, it never happened. ...

When the first Congress met at Federal Hall in New York City in 1789, there were three days in September that saw a telling sequence of events. On Thursday, Sept. 24, the House of Representatives finalized the language for what the states would later ratify as the First Amendment to the ...

“I’ll have the burger,” my husband said to the server when she came to take our lunch order. “Would you like a salad or fries with that?” she asked. “Salad,” he said definitively. “No, fries,” I corrected him. “I don’t want fries,” he said. “But I do, and my ...

Earlier this year, in one of the most absurd court rulings in modern times, federal judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google violated U.S. antitrust law by gaining a monopoly in the search engine markets. In the days or weeks ahead, the courts will decide whether to break up one of America’s most ...

People eagerly give money to rich environmental groups. The Natural Resources Defense Council has $463 million in assets. It claims it uses law “to confront the climate crisis.” What it really does is pay lawyers to torture people who try to do useful things. Example: America needs ...

While leaves changed color and floated to the ground, I talked to tree enthusiast Bill Hanavan, a retired gastroenterologist and co-founder of Heights Tree People in northeast Ohio. He believes everyone deserves a little shade — from a tree, that is. Hanavan started planting trees when he ...