As the nation weathers a summer of social turmoil, a tool for erasing the economic component of racial disparity is already making a difference. The growing practice of refraining from using salary history in hiring decisions is helping to close the wage gap.
No matter what amount the political parties decide on when it comes to extending unemployment aid, the funds must be extended into January 2021.
Some people are empathetic in name only. They can talk the talk, but when it comes to walking the walk, they trip all over themselves.
I noticed something odd the other day driving through my neighborhood in the Virginia hills not far from Washington, D.C. There wasn't a Trump sign in sight. Not one. Four years ago, they were all over, everywhere.
Media organizations have just been warned by the Democratic Party machine that they better be very, very careful with how they cover Joe Biden's vice presidential choice -- just revealed to be Kamala Harris.
Here is syndicated columnist Debra Saunders' sage prediction for the election of 2020. It will not be settled on Election Day, she says. Possibly it will not be settled until Thanksgiving Day. And she adds, it will be "ugly."
The rulers of North Korea and China have found nefarious ways to limit speech critical of them, intimidating and manipulating what we might otherwise consider powerful and independent individuals in Hollywood, professional sports, and the news media.
Since March, predatory trial lawyers all over the country have been salivating at the prospect of launching COVID-19-related suits against "anyone who inflicted pain and suffering" during the pandemic.
Unfortunately, similar to race relations being politicized by the far left, it seems that our schools and children are being politicized, as well.
Although Hispanic-Americans primarily support Democratic candidates, there's always been a sizable proportion who vote Republican. It infuriates the larger faction.
Presidents come and go, but State Department inaction is forever -- and energy consumers in the Pacific Northwest are paying for it.
The funding made available by the Great American Outdoors Act will allow the Fish and Wildlife Service to acquire lands that increase the effectiveness of refuges in conserving a multitude of species of fish, wildlife, migratory birds and plants.
If America's economy is on the upswing, the Democrats don't stand a chance in you-know-where of taking the White House this November. That's a fact, Jack.
The former Trump national security adviser on Tuesday faces the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, seeking dismissal of a criminal charge that has hounded him for more than three years.
I am a naturalized citizen, having come to this country in 1951. I love the United States of America and revere its national anthem and its flag. I believe that all people should be treated equally and that all lives matter. However, I cannot understand how anyone who has bothered to look up the origin and beliefs of the Black Lives Matter organization can support it.
Truth is not determined by a majority vote, the feelings of ignorant people, the media, angry mobs, cloistered professors, weak and corrupt politicians, the rich and powerful, or military victory. God determines -- and is -- truth. And following God, former Vice President John C. Calhoun taught that liberty is how God rewards goodness and intelligence.
Explain, please, why during the COVID-19 pandemic we can order in or hang out for cocktails or cold brews before, during or after happy hour, but can't go to the polls to vote?
As polls show more Americans warming up to socialism, conservatives need to take a few lessons from The Great Communicator.
While we've been watching far more television than normal, we've gotten a larger dose of appeals for money. I'm referring to the heartbreaking appeals from charities.
President Trump has said the potential for fraud with all mail-in voting is enormous.
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