…those fortunes were possible because of the tariff walls the Republicans had begun to build in 1861. Before the Civil War, Congress levied limited U.S. tariffs to fund the federal…

SCOTUS: Actually, Presidents Are Kings – by Joyce Vance Civil Discourse One of the last lines in Joyce Vance commentary at Civil Discourse is the title I used for this…

…definition of a fascist. Last time he occupied the Oval Office, Trump brought America closer to a civil war than we’ve been since the actual Civil War. When he lost…

Sentenced – by Joyce Vance Civil Discourse And just like that, what was once thought to be impossible happened. Donald Trump was sentenced on the 34 counts of conviction against…

…set-up by Congress to study renaming bases noted Bragg is “considered one of the worst generals of the Civil War,” and was “widely disliked in the pre-Civil War U.S. Army…

…Wind.” It is this week’s reason to smile. During the summer of 1963, as I was covering the Civil Rights Movement, “Blowin’ in the Wind” was a constant on AM…

…a policy goal is a way to purge civil servants who remain loyal to the law and the Constitution and replace them with Trump and Musk loyalists. Fortunately, the Trump…

…Rickenbury said he never released that voting in support of Donald Trump’s pledge to slash Government jobs and dismantle the civil service would somehow impact him. “I just assumed we…

…and intimidation.” The New York Civil Liberties Union filed suit against Columbia for bypassing normal disciplinary channels and violating civil laws prohibiting disproportionate sanctions. “This is not about antisemitism. It…

…& legal system.  They indicate that unlike executive branch agencies, the federal courts can continue operations for about two weeks following a government shutdown. Civil cases, on the other hand,…