Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address, often described as a prose-poem for its surprising brevity and deep meaning, is the most moving work of political discourse I’ve ever read. In that short speech, Lincoln captured the horrific nature of war and the terrible burdens of an American history built literally on the backs of slaves.
More than half of the prisoners that were to be transferred to Estonia as prisons are overcrowded in Sweden have been rejected over alleged gang links and concerns about radicalization.
The company has refused to embrace openness and competition.
Trillionaires are creatures of the tax code. If they paid taxes like working people, we wouldn’t have any.
There is little upside and much downside in a gamble on regime-change in Havana.
Ann Wright says the frustration expressed by military families at a recent Veterans for Peace conference echoed those of families with relatives on U.S. military bases in the Middle East.
Babiš’s demand has thrust Czechia into a wider European dispute over migration, border controls, and the future of passport-free travel.
Texas advocacy groups warn a recent opinion from the U.S. Department of Justice could lead to an increase in institutionalization for people with disabilities. More than 25 organizations have signed a joint statement urging policymakers to protect the rights of people with disabilities from the potential consequences of the DOJ’s opinion.
