In 2016 our political parties is speaking to a very different America. And not just about politics, but also about clashing concepts of pretty much everything.
Gun control advocates think that gun bans will make people safer. But banning guns only ensures that law-abiding good citizens are disarmed, not the killers.
President Obama’s Cybersecurity National Action Plan unveiled with great fanfare back in February, never even mentioned Russia or China, let alone ISIS...
My Italian grandfather and great-grandfather were butchers, the traditional kind who could gracefully carve out a tenderloin and butterfly a chicken. I can wield a knife as well, but I use mine against the curves of a stubborn butternut squash and to cut thin ribbons out of crinkly kale.
Several years ago, I was hired to lead a trip to Peru. The trip was organized by a group travel company and was expertly executed in every way, with the exception of the in-over-his-head host.
The owners of a Christian bookstore in Knoxville, Tennessee were dumbfounded after the News Sentinel rejected their ad because it included an offensive word – “Christian.”
Eight years ago, America elected our first black president and the Democrats won majorities in both the House and Senate. For Latinos like myself, that was a groundbreaking moment for our community as well.
Hillary Clinton played it safe on Thursday night. She tried to play to the base and, except on economics, appeal to those independents and Republicans looking for something less fiery than Trump.
“When there are no ceilings, the sky’s the limit,” Hillary Clinton told the roaring crowd at Wells Fargo Arena late Thursday night in Philadelphia as she accepted the Democratic nomination for president.