The triumph of a democratic socialist in the D.C. mayoral race is the latest sign that younger urban voters are turbo-charging candidates who promise to go big on affordability and take on President Trump. Why it matters: While Washington joined New York and Seattle as the latest big city to elect a democratic socialist, Janeese Lewis George's victory was less about her political label than about punishing prices and anger at the president. State of play: Lewis George, who handily defeated a moderate in the Democratic primary, marks a break from decades of business-friendly politicians running the nation's capital. Three trends explain her rise: - Unhappiness with the city's direction stood at the highest level (55%) since Marion…
President Trump declared on "The Axios Show" on Thursday that he's discovered "no limits " to his power since going to war with Iran. - A forthcoming book reveals he's been entertaining an even grander idea: that he may be the most powerful man in history. Why it matters: Trump is no longer merely testing the limits of the presidency. He's describing power in world-historical terms — placing himself in the lineage of conquerors, dictators and strongmen who bent nations to their will. - In a wide-ranging, soon-to-be-released 45-minute interview with Axios' Marc Caputo, Trump repeatedly measured power by submission: G7 leaders believed him when he joked "I'm the boss," he said, while Israel has "a lot of respect for me" and will "do as…
The high school philosophy exam is a rite of passage for French students. This year included questions about Friedrich Nietzsche’s 1878 book, “Human, All Too Human.”
As we celebrate the semiquincentennial, we should remember who we were. The post America: A Forgotten Idea appeared first on The American Conservative .
America America: A Forgotten Idea As we celebrate the semiquincentennial, we should remember who we were. Twelve score and ten years ago, the 56 signatories to the Declaration of Independence made a break in history. They signed their death warrants on July 4, 1776, to secure unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, i.e., the opportunity to march to your own drummer without fear of domestic predation or foreign aggression—the summit of civilization. The end of government and civil society was to be justice, making everyone’s station in life correspond to character and accomplishments, simpliciter. Justice…Open
President Trump showed the forgotten men that they still matter. The post What the Snobs Miss About UFC Freedom 250 appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics What the Snobs Miss About UFC Freedom 250 President Trump showed the forgotten men that they still matter. On Sunday night, I walked two of my oldest friends from Buffalo onto the South Lawn of the White House for UFC Freedom 250. What they experienced there explains better than any poll why you better not count Donald Trump’s base out of this year’s midterms. My ninth grade best friend, Carl Salemi, introduced me to Chuck Sonntag, who remains one of my closest friends. When Carl tragically died in a construction accident shortly after I joined the Army in the early 1980s, I stayed close with his younger brother Mike.…Open
NFL Hall of Famer Brian Urlacher comments on the latest regarding the Chicago Bears and the move to Indiana, what it means for the historic franchise and the fans and more on "Finnerty."
A massive data center in Sterling, Virginia, uses its own power generators to keep systems running. While that may be good for the local power grid, it’s also causing an onslaught of noise that has upset neighboring residents, NewsNation’s Brian Entin reports. #DataCenters #Virginia #Tech "The Hill on NewsNation" combines the power of two trusted news sources to define today's most-pressing issues, and question Washington's power brokers on what matters most to the people they serve and what matters most to Americans.
Judith Sheldon, 84, daughter of an Oscar-winning director, and her husband, Wylie, 86, were traveling to Oregon on a hot day. Their deaths are under investigation.
Mr. Vance said earlier at a press briefing that he did not know if he would travel to Switzerland on Friday for the talks, where he was initially expected for a signing ceremony.
