If Mitch McConnell's Senate can confirm his new nominee for the Supreme Court, D.C. federal Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump may have completed the capture of all three branches of the U.S. government for the Republican Party.Not bad for a rookie.And the lamentations on the left ...

There are many definitions of patriotism. Mark Twain said patriotism means supporting your country all the time and your government when it deserves it.I like this, but it's flawed. Sometimes your country -- i.e., the people -- can do things that require the government to correct its citizens. ...

WASHINGTON -- Last Wednesday, on the 242th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, television and the Internet were dominated by views of a woman protester climbing the base of Lady Liberty in New York, protesting the separation of small children from their asylum-seeking immigrant ...

If you’ve ever wondered what complete shock looks like on the face of either commissioners Bill Lee or Nathan Ivie, just look to last Tuesday’s Utah County Commission meeting.In the last few minutes of the meeting, the time was turned over to the public, as is custom, for comments they wish ...

The New York Times, borrowing Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan's language from her dissent in last week's Janus v. AFSCME case, purported in a June 30 article to explain "how conservatives (have) weaponized the First Amendment."The plaintiff in Janus successfully argued that he should not be ...

The Wall Street Journal on Mexico electing former Mexico City Mayor Andrés Manuel López Obrador to a six-year term as president:Mexico entered a brave old world on Sunday by electing former Mexico City Mayor Andrés Manuel López Obrador to a six-year term as president. The 64-year-old ...