Our Remarkable Presidents and Then There’s Donald Trump
[caption id="attachment_175209" align="aligncenter" width="624"] 1st July 1898: American politician and later President, Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919) leading his 'rough riders' unit San Juan Hill...
Is Niger Herr Trump’s Benghazi and Does Red America Care?
"This might wind up to be Mr. Trump's Benghazi." Those are the words of Congresswoman Frederica Wilson, a Florida Democrat who was present during a...
Trump’s Historically Low Approval Rating Is Finally Ticking Up-Kind Of
Donald Trump's Approval Rating Is Finally Ticking Up According to the latest round of approval ratings, President Donald Trump is having a decent week—that is,...
North Korean Missile Firing Demands More Than A Tweet
by Dr Mark Bear According to the Washington Post North Korea has launched yet another ballistic missile. The difference this time - and, of course, you...
On Mr Trump, Muslims, and a Question That Answers Itself
by Burr Deming As a child, actor Ross Bagley repeated one version of a joke much older than was he: Quick! What’s the number to...
There’s Very Little Time to Relax for Reporters on Air Force One
VOA's White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman began his post after President Donald Trump took office in January. He and other members of the White...
4 Ways to Keep Yourself From Falling for Fake News
During the 2016 presidential election campaign, the issue of fake news exploded into the public eye. One college student even bragged about earning thousands of...
President Obama: ‘When Hatred Burns Hottest….
[caption id="attachment_153489" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Obama Honors 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Attack[/caption] The ceremony marked the first time since the attack by the Empire of...
Trump’s Stated Non-Interventionism Pisses Off Some Republicans
Michael Bowman Displayed with permission from Voice of America Donald Trump’s stated non-interventionism irks hawks on Capitol Hill and could split Republican lawmakers when the...
Trump’s Missing Emails
Close Over the course of decades, Donald Trump’s companies have systematically destroyed or hidden thousands of emails, digital records and paper documents demanded in official...
An Englishman Wants To Know: What Does America Do With Her Dead?
The Catholic Church has decided that, if you have your nearest and dearest cremated - presumably after death of course - that you must not...
Should a Third Candidate Be Allowed To Join the Clinton-Trump Debates
A month from now, the Commission on Presidential Debates will let us know which candidates get a golden ticket to that national forum. Will America...
Clinton Email Furor Reveals Hypocrisy on the Right
The frenzy and furor over Hillary Clinton’s email habits while at the State Department, now into their 16th month and still going strong, have predictably...
Trump Lashes Out At Republicans Calling Them “Insurgents”
Donald Trump spoke out Saturday against some Republicans trying to thwart him, calling them "an insurgent group." The New York real estate mogul also threatened...