Federal Appeals Court Ruling Could Gut Voting Rights Act

Federal Appeals Court Ruling Could Gut Voting Rights Act

by Eric Lendrum   A crucial decision by a federal appeals court on Monday could lead to the Voting Rights Act (VRA) losing much of its strength as a law, should the decision be upheld by the Supreme Court. Politico reports that the ruling by the 8th Circuit Court...
Commentary: John F. Kennedy – A Remembrance

Commentary: John F. Kennedy – A Remembrance

by Charles F. McElwee   Sixty autumns have passed since the assassination of John F. Kennedy that Friday, Nov. 22, a day that traumatized a generation of children and revealed the impermanence of their innocence. For many, it was their first rendezvous with...
Commentary: Elon Musk Is Going ‘Thermonuclear’

Commentary: Elon Musk Is Going ‘Thermonuclear’

by Mark Hemingway   Elon Musk is going “thermonuclear.” No, this has nothing to do with SpaceX or any of his other wild technology projects – but it’s how Musk described the lawsuit he was filing against Media Matters for America this week. The lawsuit is in...