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The past few weeks have been painful and eye-opening for many Americans.

The image of a white politician (apparently) donning blackface in an old yearbook, a deeply offensive and racist mockery of African-Americans, opened fresh wounds for many -- and during Black History Month. Virginia's governor, Ralph Northam, has apologized, as has the ...Read more

Over the past couple of weeks, it's fair to say Democrats have seemed, well, overly caffeinated.

Howard Schultz, the billionaire former CEO of Starbucks, made the left apoplectic after floating the idea that he is seriously considering running for president as an independent.

Since embarking on his media tour, Democrats from all corners have ...Read more

In the wake of his unprecedented campaign and unexpected election, the question always was: What would come after Donald Trump? What were the consequences of electing someone who was inexperienced, undeterred by and uninterested in facts and uncannily adept at whipping people into a frenzy by way of mere gesticulations and tweets?

Would Trump ...Read more

The letter began somberly:

Today you will not be receiving your regularly scheduled mid-month paycheck.

But Adm. Karl Schultz, the 26th commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, was delivering more than just bad news. He was delivering a message. He posted the letter to his command on social media, writing:

"To the best of my knowledge, this marks ...Read more

If you've spent any time on social media, you may have had the misfortune of coming up against a cowardly troll who hides behind a Twitter handle or Facebook page to criticize or attack you for any number of grievances, real or perceived.

This practice was once reserved for basement-dwelling social misfits who seemingly had nothing better to do...Read more

There was a time I might have been a little embarrassed to admit this: I'm a huge reality television fan.

You simply will not find a more committed consumer of the genre, from "Real Housewives" to "Hollywood Medium," "Southern Charm" to "Below Deck." After a long day of covering the actual news, there's nothing better than crawling into bed to ...Read more

We all know that Donald Trump is the braggart in chief. But a close second may be Joe Biden, whose humble brags often know little humility.

Just last year after a slew of Democratic victories in special elections, he bragged in an email that "nearly every candidate I endorsed won."

After Trump's admission that he grabbed women by their ...Read more

In the wake of a comprehensive report on the projected effects of climate change nearly a century into the future -- a report funded by the U.S. government and compiled by agencies within President Trump's own administration -- many on the right have banged their predictable drums in order to either legitimize Trump's own kooky conspiracy ...Read more