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  • In ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,’ the curtain falls on tradition

    In ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale,’ the curtain falls on tradition47

    ‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ is not what I expected. Being only slightly familiar with the franchise, I assumed the close to the 15-year-old Downton Abbey storyline would be hard to follow. I planned, much to her despair, to ask my wife (by necessity, I’d claim) the names of each character, information on their motivations,

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  • Imperialism Is Baked into America’s (Progressive) DNA

    Imperialism Is Baked into America’s (Progressive) DNA0

    Just how much imperialism is in the DNA—so to write—of the American character? When Frederick Jackson Turner delivered his famous address, “The Significance of the Frontier in American History,” on an outrageously humid Chicago afternoon, July 12, 1893, he warned that what had been a healthy frontier expansion might well turn into bald-faced imperialism with

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  • Impeachment: Pelosi’s Biggest Mistake Ever

    Impeachment: Pelosi’s Biggest Mistake Ever0

    September 24, 2019, will be remembered as an historic day. But not for the reasons House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) believes. It may just be the day when the Democratic Party guaranteed the reelection of President Donald Trump and a second term for the Make America Great Again agenda. Before we go on, let’s just

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  • Impeachment Is About Dismissing the Will of the People

    Impeachment Is About Dismissing the Will of the People0

    People are stubborn. We like what’s familiar. Coronavirus in China? People eating bat soup? In a chaotic and dangerous world, it’s comforting to know – or at least to think – that we have some control. Whether someone identifies as conservative or liberal tends to boil down to their response to this question: should people generally be left alone,

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  • Impeachment Fatigue and the Way Out

    Impeachment Fatigue and the Way Out0

    It’s nearly Christmas, and the nation is bustling with related activities. The nation is also bustling over impeachment. Or rather, Congress is bustling over impeachment. It’s hard to tell how much those outside Congress really care about the matter. Perhaps that’s why opposition to impeachment appears to be increasing. Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki made the

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  • Immigration Will Shift Electoral College in Favor of Democrats, Study Finds

    Immigration Will Shift Electoral College in Favor of Democrats, Study Finds0

    A new analysis finds that immigration will dramatically reshape the Electoral College map in favor of the Democratic Party after completion of the 2020 census. Rising immigrant populations around the United States will result in several solidly Democratic states gaining more seats in the House of Representatives at the expense of solidly Republican states, the study by

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