Such an effort to concentrate authority in an all-controlling executive has a striking parallel in Europe: the remaking of Hungary under its longtime prime minister, Viktor Orban. Since coming to ...
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. (Emphasis is mine.) ...
A plan to change the timeline for special elections, and most likely the election to replace Rep. Elise Stefanik, has been unveiled. Late Friday afternoon, lawmakers filed a bill sponsored by Senate ...
Do ordinary citizens still have a voice in Washington and in their state capitals? Despite the cynicism of these times, my answer is, yes, we do … But we have to exercise it. I don’t ...
The Virginia NAACP, the Arlington Branch of the NAACP, and the Arlington Civic Federation each endorsed HB 2768 this week, calling on the Arlington County Board, Arlington Senators Barbara Favola and ...
Representative democracy is based on a simple premise. It’s that ordinary citizens can make satisfactory judgments on complex public policy and political issues – or at least grasp ...