Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed of Michigan keeps calling himself a capitalist. And the Democratic Socialists of America keep backing him to the eyeballs. Why? Because the DSA understands that El-Sayed has to say that to win over even Democrats in a moderate state like Michigan. ...
While visiting my mom, my son asked, "Why do I have to make my bed at Grandma's house?" I smoothed the quilt over the mattress and answered without thinking, "Because Grandma likes it neat and she deserves a nice space." My response surprised me. What did being tidy have to do with ...
In the pantheon of parental duties, shopping for school supplies stands alone. At the tripart crossroads of "least enjoyable," "most expensive" and "least negotiable," it is an intrinsic part of life in late summer, and it has been since I was a kid in the Cretaceous era. I remember it much ...
Can I claim to have predicted, way back in 1988, the result of Michigan's fiercely contested Democratic primary for U.S. senator this week? The developments that have made Abdul El-Sayed -- who lost the 2018 gubernatorial primary to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-Mich.) by 20 percentage points -- ...
The Democratic Socialists of America released their platform last month, and let's give them credit for candor. They want public ownership of large corporations, the abolition of police and prisons, a defunded Pentagon and open borders. Conservatives read that document and saw the future they ...
There are some disputes that belong in a courtroom. Others belong around a family table. Very few belong in the court of public opinion. When family conflicts involving public figures spill into headlines, cable television and social media, the public often assumes it is witnessing a search ...
Should families suffer because their child’s healthcare needs require specialists far away? Primary Children’s Hospital is the only full-service pediatric facility in the area. There is now a second location in Lehi, but we need more facilities to support children’s healthcare ...
Muslim Americans are increasingly getting involved in American politics. Most prominent are members of Congress Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Andre Carson (D-Ind.), and Lateefah Simon (D-Calif.). Most prominent among several mayors is Democrat Zohran Mamdani in New York ...
New Yorkers, hold onto your wallets, and brace yourselves for financial chaos. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's minions, also known as the Democratic Socialists of America, are preparing to radicalize the state Legislature when they take their newly won seats in Albany at the end of the ...
How could Donald Trump with bottom-scraping approval ratings decide who would represent the Republican Party in the upcoming Texas senatorial race? The primary system offers an explanation. A simple open primary system would have let the broader public choose -- and, ironically, save ...
