Democrats forced to play defense on education
The Democratic Party is increasingly being forced to play defense on education, a dangerous position heading into the 2024 election cycle as Republicans ramp up their rhetoric on the issue. Democrats have long been vocal advocates of the public education system, defending school budgets and counting on reliable support from teachers' unions. But since the beginning of the pandemic, Republicans have sought to brand Democrats as the party that doesn’t care about parental involvement in education, using mask mandates and school closures as a wedge while also leaning i
Read MoreDemocrats sound the alarm after McCarthy grants Carlson access to Jan. 6 footage
Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) recent decision to release thousands of hours of Jan. 6, 2021, security footage to Fox News host Tucker Carlson is setting off alarm bells among Democrats, who see inherent security risks in sharing the raw video with a figure who has downplayed the Capitol attack — and a network entangled in a legal battle over false election claims. Democratic leaders, joined by former members of the House select committee that investigated the riot, are warning that granting Carlson such access could ultimately reveal methods used by law enforcers to def
Read MoreDeSantis wades into foreign policy, Ukraine
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is wading deeper into foreign policy as he prepares for a likely 2024 presidential run, signaling an effort to broaden his leadership chops beyond the culture war issues that he built a national reputation on. During an
Read MoreBiden's Ukraine visit exposes GOP fault lines
While President Biden projected that the U.S. is united in backing Ukraine during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday and in
Read MoreMost young men are single. Most young women are not.
More than 60 percent of young men are single, nearly twice the rate of unattached young women, signaling a larger breakdown in the social, romantic and sexual life of the American male. Men in their 20s are more likely than women in their 20s to be romantically uninvolved, sexually dormant, friendless and lonely. They stand at the vanguard of an epidemic of declining marriage, sexuality and relationships that afflicts all of young America. “We’re in a crisis of connection,” said Niobe Way, a psychology professor and founder of the Project for the Advanc
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