Article Five of the N.A.T.O. charter, the clause that authorizes alliance members to come to the defense of another member who has been attacked, has been triggered only once since the organization’s founding in 1949. That was in 2001 after the Al-Queda attacks on the United States on 9/11. Now, in 2026, Article Five may … Read more
In a closed door meeting among frantic Senate Republicans like Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Thom Tillis, who expressed worry about what Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans Big and Beautiful Economic bill would do to their electoral prospects when the people they suckered into voting for them realized by the decrease in the money going … Read more
One of the contributing factors to the first Russian Revolution in February/March 1917 (depending on which calendar one follows) was the influence of the monk Rasputin on the Romanov Royal Family. Brought in to help the Tsar and Tsarina’s son cope with his hemophilia, the monk’s success in helping “treat” the boy allowed him to … Read more
“This is a dark moment we live in.” Those words, expressed this morning by former Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger, were partially in response to the Conservative Majority on the United States Supreme Court’s ruling that granted 34 Times Convicted, Twice Impeacehed, Traitor, and Sexual Assaulter Donald ‘I Killed Roe v Wade’ Trump absolute immunity if … Read more
Conor O’Callaghan is running for Congress as a Democrat in AZ01. He is an Irish immigrant who grew up in Congressional District 1. He excelled in Scottsdale public schools, which took him to an Ivy League university. Conor has a B.S. in Economics, a B.A.S. in Engineering, and a Master’s in Public Administration from the … Read more