Election 2016 should be the Year of the Third Parties, given the palpable dissatisfaction among voters, building over several years, with both the Democrats and…
George W. Bush
As fall approaches, millions of moms and dads are scrambling to prepare for the first day of school, excited to support their children’s success. But…
By the time I'd reached the end of my 10 years of reportage on the impacts of the US occupation of Iraq in 2013, it…
By the time I'd reached the end of my 10 years of reportage on the impacts of the US occupation of Iraq in 2013, it…
Since May, Ortel has been spelling out in great detail how a project chartered initially to build a presidential library and research facility in Arkansas,…
As we watch the Republican Party tear itself to shreds over Donald Trump, perhaps it’s time to take note of another conservative political phenomenon that…
Meet the Clinton Republicans. Just as Reagan Democrats emerged three decades ago to catapult Ronald Reagan to the White House, a crop of unexpected cross-party…
Former secretary of state Henry Kissinger jeopardized US efforts to stop mass killings by Argentina’s 1976-83 military dictatorship by congratulating the country’s military leaders for…
The role of NATO in the 21st century and the serious global problems of conflict it presents
In an effort to learn more about the impacts of long-term exposure to heavy metals and other toxins associated with warzone bombardments and military installations,…
On Nov. 27, 2002, a bipartisan commission was established by Congress to investigate the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon.…
