Some of the many overlooked but critically important offices in the American political landscape are the ones held by state legislators and members of general assemblies.
With President Biden succumbing to the CIA’s demand to continue keeping the CIA’s records relating to the Kennedy assassination secret, the question naturally arises: What is the CIA still hiding?
Two SPACs run by the same CEO in charge of the company that’s bringing former President Donald Trump’s media company public are seeing their warrants soar 100%+ in early trading Monday, rising sharply for a second straight session.
State legislative special elections provide an interesting index of partisan sentiment these days. That wasn’t so in the late 20th century, when clever candidates and local notables often got voters to cross party lines. But in this century of increasing partisan polarization and straight-ticket voting, local special elections are a proxy for opinions on national issues.
“Whether the mask is labeled fascism, democracy, or dictatorship of the proletariat, our great adversary remains the apparatus—the bureaucracy, the police, the military.”—Simone Weil, philosopher and political activist
Taunting Taiwan with the power of its arsenal and its potential to close its fist upon the island, Chinese military jets have entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone for three straight days.
