Representative Ilhan Omar — if that is truly her name — is now under serious federal investigation to determine whether there are justifiable reasons for her to be prosecuted and possibly repatriated.

"I pledge allegiance to my flag and the republic for which it stands, one Nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

The midterms, for all their horrors, left the Republican Party bloodied, but that is far from broken.

An 1818 writing challenge by British author Lord Byron and others to author Mary Shelley gave birth to her novel "Frankenstein." In the two plus centuries since, the monster took up residence in the haunted minds of the young until

Pedro Sánchez used to present himself abroad as a modern social democrat, a European progressive committed to climate action, gender equality, and multilateralism. That image was carefully cultivated.

When a school asks a child to attend a government rally, the first question should not be how many students turn up. It should be whether they can say no without fearing academic or disciplinary consequences.

Americans are increasingly encouraged to embrace diversity, identity, and inclusion. Yet when it comes to Black Americans, an uncomfortable contradiction often remains.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said the war with Iran will end immediately after the November 3 midterm elections. On Sept. 9, he made that prediction publicly. On Oct. 28, however, when asked whether he might order additional

From Wikimedia Commons: Sack of Rome of 1527 (Johannes Lingelbach, unknown date)

The fragility of civilization is an equally compelling and unsettling insight in Western thought.

Blue wave. Tsunami. Bloodbath. Armageddon. (If you trust the process and counting.)

I was never optimistic about the midterm results. And today we learned what many of us have long suspected: the bulk of the American citizenry, or

Canada went tropical last week (October 24, 2026). I would have written "Hell freezes over in Canada," but Canada is frozen most of the year, so that wouldn't work.

A woman recently paid $32 to have an Arby's double roast beef sandwich delivered to her home. The sandwich cost $13.28. Uber Eats tacked on a $12 delivery fee, another $2 for distance, taxes, and a $3 tip. Thirty-two dollars for a sandwich.