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For almost a decade, Donald Trump has sent the Republican Party and much of the mainstream media into a political whirlwind. Trump’s bombastic...
For those too young to fully remember the OJ Simpson trial, it was a television spectacle with all the makings of a Hollywood blockbuster. Sex and...
Thanks to the so-called culture wars, debates about events on college campuses are being employed as useful weapons for attacking the gradual...
From the minute President Joe Biden selected her as his running mate, Kamala Harris has been the subject of intense scrutiny. Harris is often the...
It was “The Stepford Wives” meets “The Handmaid’s Tale.” People are still talking about the State of the Union response given by Alabama...
Historically viewed as a fringe belief system, Christian nationalism has become a considerable force in American politics, particularly as it relates...
Being the ever-menacing carnival barker that he is, former president Donald Trump said the four criminal cases he faces have garnered him significant...
It should probably come as little surprise that a majority of American millennial and Generation Z women identify as liberal. A Gallup Poll released...
From the Duchess of Sussex and actress Meghan Markle to former Harvard President Claudine Gay to Vice President Kamala Harris, Black women have been...
Several years ago, Taylor Swift was far from the femme fatale some members of the MAGA far right now consider her to be. Many conservatives used to...
In news you might have missed, 22-year old Madison Marsh – a second lieutenant in the Air Force and master’s student at the Harvard Kennedy...
By Elwood Watson In news you might have missed, 22-year old Madison Marsh – a second lieutenant in the Air Force and master's student at the...
In just the latest example of his tendency to employ passive-aggressive racially coded dog whistles, former President Donald Trump referred to...
by Elwood Watson, = In just the latest example of his tendency to employ passive-aggressive racially coded dog whistles, former President Donald Trump...
Donald Trump is on track to once again secure the Republican presidential nomination, as he did in 2016. No surprise here. Anxiety and weariness are...
Let’s talk about Claudine Gay, the first Black person and just the second woman to serve as Harvard University’s president, who resigned after...
Americans routinely plugged into the news cycle are aware of the fact that much ado was made about something (yes something) when Nikki Haley...
Latchkey kids. Slackers. Caffeine lovers. Grunge. That’s how a lot of people have referred to Generation X, the 46 million Americans, like myself,...
The late author Maya Angelou once stated, “When people show you who they are, believe them.” Nowhere is that saying more applicable than the...
Do as I say, not as I do. This sort of Victorian philosophy seems to be par for the course among many of the so-called family values conservatives....
Waterloo. The apocalypse. The Titanic. These are just some of the terms observers are employing to describe the current state of the Republican party....
BY ELWOOD WATSON Waterloo. The apocalypse. The Titanic. These are just some of the terms observers are employing to describe the current state of the...
Thought the level of civil discourse in Congress could not get any worse? Guess what, it has! It now appears America’s top legislative body has...
By Elwood Watson Thought the level of civil discourse in Congress could not get any worse? Guess what, it has! It now appears America's top...
By Elwood Watson The ghost of political déjà vu revisited the Republican Party last week, with the GOP suffering humiliating defeats in virtually...
Debates over free speech have deeply immersed themselves into the fabric of our culture over the past few years. Wild and sharp finger-pointing has...
By Elwood Watson Debates over free speech have deeply immersed themselves into the fabric of our culture over the past few years. Wild and sharp...
Rep. Mike Johnson, the newly elected speaker of the House, is the most unabashedly Christian nationalist speaker in history. That Matt Gaetz is so...
By Elwood Watson Rep. Mike Johnson, the newly elected speaker of the House, is the most unabashedly Christian nationalist speaker in history. That...
Well, well, well... look at what’s transpired in Trump World over the past few days. Two of Donald Trump’s most ardent defenders have decided to...
By Elwood Watson Well, well, well... look at what's transpired in Trump World over the past few days. Two of Donald Trump's most ardent defenders have...
The nation and much of the world is reeling from the horrific and unsettling events that have occurred between Israel and Hamas. There’s also a war...
By Elwood Watson The nation and much of the world is reeling from the horrific and unsettling events that have occurred between Israel and Hamas....
Oct. 3, 2023, will go down in American history as the first time a Speaker of the House was expelled from Congress by his own peers. Kevin McCarthy, a...
Those of us who work in academia understand that academic freedom represents the cornerstone of successful colleges and universities. It epitomizes...
By Elwood Watson Those of us who work in academia understand that academic freedom represents the cornerstone of successful colleges and universities....
Get your popcorn ready, because a gut-wrenching level of drama has gripped the House of Representatives! To quote Democratic minority leader Hakeem...
Malcolm X said it best in a 1962 speech: “The most disrespected person in America is the black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the...
It appears some Republican donors are really concerned that presidential candidate Tim Scott, South Carolina’s junior senator, is a 57-year-old...
By Elwood Watson It appears some Republican donors are really concerned that presidential candidate Tim Scott, South Carolina's junior senator, is a...