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SAN DIEGO — At America's core, you'll find two competing beliefs about citizen power. On the one hand, Americans cherish the idea that one person can ...

WASHINGTON — "Culture and demographics are our destiny." Stop. But Iowa Rep. Steve King didn't stop there. He continued to feed his foot deep into his...

Imagine a tall oak tree with its roots anchored firmly in the earth. Imagine that America is like that tree, with its roots our Constitution. Over the...

The United States is a Democratic Republic, and President Trump is our duly-elected president. He was elected with 306 of the required 270 Electoral C...

In response to the article of Feb. 24, Re: the Pitt cheerleaders, I commend Dr. Alexander for his insightful comments. It is unfortunate that our Nati...

The controversy over UPB cheerleaders kneeling for the National Anthem affords us a rather disturbing view of how some Americans regard First Amendmen...

SAN DIEGO — As the grandson of a Mexican immigrant — the cadre that Donald Trump labeled criminals and rapists — I was "Never Trump" from the start. A...

As new President Donald Trump took over the reins of the nation from former President Barack Obama, about a dozen residents of Bartels Lutheran Retire...

WASHINGTON — So, that happened. Let us pray. Yes, of course, you can go back to sleep, Mr. Van Winkle, but it won’t change the facts. Donald Trump is ...

WASHINGTON — You can kick the can down the road, but when Kim Jong Un announces, as he did last Sunday, that "we have reached the final stage in prepa...

The annual War on Christmas, which began Black Friday, will finally end at New Year’s Day. There are three main reasons it ends on New Year’s Day. Fir...

WASHINGTON – Americans will no longer be required to get a medical examination before obtaining a hearing aid, the Federal Drug Administration announc...

WASHINGTON — History has a sly sense of humor. It caused an epiphany regarding infrastructure projects — roads, harbors, airports, etc. — to occur on ...

Much of the political commentary over this past week has been bleak and despairing for the future of our fragile republic. It has assumed the worst ab...

WASHINGTON — The Republican Party resembles the man who told his psychiatrist, "I have an identity problem, and so do I." The party's leader is at bes...