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Almanac for Sept. 4, 2025

Today is Thursday, Sept. 4, the 247th day of 2025. There are 118 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1949, more than 140 people were injured after a performance by singer Paul Robeson in Peekskill, New York, as an anti-Communist mob attacked departing concertgoers. Also on this ...

Flagging flag burners (again)

President Trump wants to penalize anyone who burns the American flag. After initially announcing his intent – apparently before being told the Supreme Court has already said burning the flag is protected under the free expression clause of the First Amendment – Trump said he wishes to ...

Pentagon authorizes military lawyers to be temporary immigration judges

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has approved sending up to 600 military lawyers to the Justice Department to serve as temporary immigration judges, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press. The military will begin sending groups of 150 attorneys — both ...

Almanac for Sept. 3, 2025

Today is Wednesday, Sept. 3, the 246th day of 2025. There are 119 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1783, representatives of the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, which officially ended the Revolutionary War and recognized U.S. sovereignty. Also on this ...

A shift of seasons

“Time will tell just who has fell and who’s been left behind, when you go your way and I go mine” – Bob Dylan There’s been a shift that I’ve noticed, a tilting of an axis somewhere that has slid the chessboard toward the edge of the table. The switch was borne of a fever dream of ...

In defense of ‘Sandwich Man’

These are dark days for American lovers of liberty, so any glimmers of light are especially welcome. Let's start with "Sandwich Man." The world knows him as the pink-shirted guy who shouted at federal agents patrolling the streets of Washington, D.C. After some aggressive language and pungent ...