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For the last 20 years, the adjective most often associated with masculinity is "toxic," implying that men who act like men are dangerous - even deadly. Then along comes Pete…
By Frank Miele
Read moreImmediately after the Supreme Court of the United States threw out his executive order outlawing birthright citizenship, President Donald Trump urged Congress to intervene. In a…
By Frank Miele
Read moreAs I sat down to write this column, I knew there was only one possible topic - an international dispute that had the United States throwing its weight around and the other side…
By Frank Miele
Read morePresident Trump's first year and a half of his second term has been nothing if not controversial. After winning decisively in 2024, he has seen his popularity drop sharply. In…
By Frank Miele
Read moreFifteen years ago, during the political convulsion known as "Occupy Wall Street," I wrote a column for the Daily Inter Lake declaring: "Don't be afraid to say it: ‘We are the 1…
By Frank Miele
Read moreEver since the recent decision of the Supreme Court limiting the use of race in drawing congressional districts, there has been a steady drumbeat of criticism claiming that the…
By Frank Miele
Read moreThe Supreme Court decides cases. But it also decides when to decide them - and that timing can be just as consequential as the ruling itself. Now we have a real-world example. In…
By Frank Miele
Read moreTrump's war with Iran is not popular - and that's no surprise. Critics of the war are correct about one very important thing: It is messy. The Strait of Hormuz remains dangerous.…
By Frank Miele
Read moreAmericans like to think that their lives are shaped by elections, legislation, and the decisions of their elected leaders in Washington. Lately, they are being shaped by a…
By Frank Miele
Read morePolitics, they say, makes strange bedfellows. War apparently makes even stranger enemies. Donald Trump's decision to fulfill the promise of eight American presidents since 1979 to…
By Frank Miele
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