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The Zen of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is the most American of holidays. But there is something almost un-American about it. It is a day opposed to striving, to getting more. We stop adding up the numbers in our accounts. We freeze in place to give thanks for whatever is there. Today's big issue is "affordability." But ...

Trump criticizes US program for refugees who fought the Taliban

The man accused of shooting two National Guard members in Washington is among about 76,000 Afghans brought to the United States after the chaotic withdrawal of the U.S. from their country as the Taliban took over, authorities said. The program, called Operation Allies Welcome, was created ...

Almanac for Nov. 29, 2025

Today is Saturday, Nov. 29, the 333rd day of 2025. There are 32 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1864, a Colorado militia launched an unprovoked attack on an encampment of Cheyenne and Arapahoe tribal members, killing an estimated 230 people. Also on this date: In 1929, Navy ...

On Thanksgiving and socialism

People are turning to socialism. Two-thirds of Americans ages 18-29 hold a "favorable view" of it. New York just elected a "proud socialist" mayor. My video explains why his ideas would make things worse. Of course they would! Socialism has never worked. Anywhere! Yet Seattle, too, just ...

Georgia 2020 election case against Trump dropped

ATLANTA (AP) — A judge Wednesday dismissed the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others after the prosecutor who took over the case said he would not pursue the charges, ending the last effort to punish the president in the courts for his efforts to ...

Almanac for Nov. 28, 2025

Today is Friday, Nov. 28, the 332nd day of 2025. There are 33 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1925, the Grand Ole Opry (known then as the WSM Barn Dance) debuted on radio station WSM in Nashville, Tennessee; it continues today as the longest-running radio broadcast in U.S. ...