Bob Uecker didn't have to stretch much to play quick-witted broadcaster Harry Doyle in the movie "Major League." read more
I've always liked a quote from the theologian Reinhold Neibuhr: "the great ethical divide is between those who want to be pure and those who want to be responsible." 2024's voters were ethically divided by neither. They simply wished to feel good about themselves by abandoning any sense of their nation's past or their chosen leader's intentions. They were an electorate addicted to words as an indicator of actions. And while Democrats continually embraced misplaced joy and Republicans perennially embraced misplaced anger, both expected the nation's future to evolve around nothing more substantial than the efficacy of their memes. What's worse, everyone seemed relieved to participate in yet another election predicated on vagaries vs. barbarous specifics.
Donald Trump weighed in Saturday in a bitter debate dividing his traditional supporters and tech barons like Elon Musk, saying that he backs a special visa program that helps highly skilled workers enter the country. read more
As state legislatures around the country prepare to convene next month, Wyoming is wading into uncharted political waters: For the first time anywhere in the country, the hard-right Freedom Caucus has won control of a State House. read more
The online rift over the H-1B skilled-worker visa program signifies a potential wedge between Trump's core base and his new Silicon Valley supporters.
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