One reason to celebrate America’s national big birthday – our 250th on the Fourth of July – is to honor the unusual longevity of our democratic experiment. Democracies rarely last, but ours has. Even if we know its flawed history – the land grab and slaughter of the indigenous population; slavery; »»»

The question the First Amendment keeps asking, across wars and panics and moral crusades, is whether a democracy can tolerate the possibility of persuasion. There’s a certain school of thought that says no. Persuasion is too perilous. I call this way of thinking “swallow-a-fly logic.” I’m referring»»»

Vivek Ramaswamy stirred a row over his Ohio governor bid after promising to "put money back in the pockets of American citizens" to tackle the state’s affordability crisis, despite his personal net worth of over $1.8 billion, according to Forbes.The Indian‑origin businessman and former DOGE executi»»»

TORONTO — US President Donald Trump has called Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to congratulate him on his victory in the country's general election and the two have agreed to meet in the near future.The two countries were expected to enter talks about a new economic and security relationship af»»»

Rep. Seth Moulton spotted the "bottom line" in the president's love for "freedom and liberties." Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) ripped Donald Trump on Wednesday after the president said he’d label violence against Tesla dealerships as “domestic terrorism” as the company faces backlash over billionaire»»»