It’s low-hanging comedic fruit, ripe for the picking by late-night television talk show hosts. Folks out shopping or strolling a city street are stopped at random and quizzed on their knowledge of civics, democracy and American history. An excerpt from an actual interview: Question: ...

If it seems as though in recent years the atmosphere has become more charged with hate and division — perhaps even to the point of being dangerous — you’re not imagining things. Hate crimes are on the rise. To examine one category, the Federal Bureau of Investigation reports anti-Jewish ...

We support the inclination behind the drafting of legislation to launch a state Department of Government Efficiency. While the specific details still need ironed out, we have no doubts that our government can accomplish as much or more while spending less. And the impulse to be apply greater ...

We would like to take a moment to tell Owen Seitzer, the 4-year-old son of one of our associate editors, Nick Seitzer — great job. When the child spotted the early stages of a house fire near the family’s home, he alerted adults and they all called 911 and reported what grew to be a ...

We mourn the death of Pope Francis, a leader whose humility and compassion brought kindness, welcome and courage to our increasingly conflicted world. Francis, the first Latin American pope, led the Roman Catholic Church into a new era marked by compassion, inclusion and commitment to global ...

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum is taking America’s dependence on other nations for resources seriously. Last week, according to CNBC.com, he outlined some of the options the White House is considering to promote domestic mining. One option under consideration is the creation of a ...