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WASHINGTON — Comedian Jon Stewart and troops sickened by uranium ended a meeting Friday at the Department of Veterans Affairs angry that once again they have been told they will have to wait to see whether the VA will connect their illnesses to the toxic base where they were deployed shortly after 9/11. The denied… Continue reading Jon Stewart pushes VA to cover troops sickened by uranium after 9/11. Again, they are told to wait

Politics A Tale of Two Kamalas The narrative woven about the Democrats’ new presumptive nominee is at odds with her record. Hope is a hell of a drug.  Since Sunday, the U.S. vice president turned presumptive Democratic nominee for president, Kamala Devi Harris, has been treated to a political honeymoon so intense, so adoring that… Continue reading A Tale of Two Kamalas

Foreign Affairs Is It Too Late for Diplomacy in Yemen? Force has been an ineffective tool for resolving Red Sea unrest, but it may preclude other solutions. Credit: anasalhajj The world is very large and very old. Its many inhabitants, while not in the main very clever, have a surfeit of idiosyncrasy and cussedness, making… Continue reading Is It Too Late for Diplomacy in Yemen?

Foreign Affairs Realism, Restraint, and Freedom Conservatism Preservation of liberty at home precludes imperial adventures abroad. (By cindylindowphotography/Shutterstock) I am a veteran of three conflicts—Somalia, Iraq, and Afghanistan. I spent two weeks after September 11, 2001, at Ground Zero with the National Guard. I’ve seen bloodshed, death, and destruction firsthand.  In 2003, while studying international… Continue reading Realism, Restraint, and Freedom Conservatism

Politics Trump Is Right to Pull Out of Debates The Democrats need to get their own house in order before debates are settled. When the former President Donald Trump, the current frontrunner in November’s presidential election, said he would “absolutely” debate Vice President Kamala Harris just 48 hours after President Joe Biden dropped out of… Continue reading Trump Is Right to Pull Out of Debates

The Borel Fire burning east of Bakersfield along Highway 178 grew to more than 14,500 acres Friday with evacuation orders in place for surrounding mountain communities.

Foreign Affairs Western Leaders Can Learn from Viktor Orban’s ‘Peace Mission’ A communication gap has opened between NATO and both Russia and China. Credit: DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images) The recent NATO Summit in Washington D.C. was convened to celebrate the alliance’s 75th anniversary and address mounting challenges around the world. Despite ever increasing stakes,… Continue reading Western Leaders Can Learn from Viktor Orban’s ‘Peace Mission’

Former President Donald Trump tested out new attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris in front of a conservative audience on Friday evening, linking her to Biden administration policies on immigration and crime, with additional jabs at the state of California — and the pronunciation of her name. Trump’s address on friendly turf at the conservative… Continue reading At South Florida rally, Trump cycles through new attacks on Harris

Carl Bowser, the national championship-winning football coach who achieved the status of legend at Bakersfield College, has died.

It’s time to discard that old stereotype. It’s time to toss away, reject and deep six the outdated notion that girls don’t like math.