Author: Emil Ordoñez
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Lone Star Showdown
On March 3, 2026, the 2026 primary season will kick off when voters head to the polls in Texas, North Carolina, and Arkansas. There are a number of interesting races to watch, most of which are in Texas and a couple in North Carolina: Texas U.S. Senate This year, there are competitive primaries for both…
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Dead at 86
Following the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, it was reported by President Trump that the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had been killed in an airstrike on his compound. This is a huge blow to the Iranian regime, which has reportedly lost much of its leadership. It remains unclear who will succeed Khamenei, as…
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On the Brink of All-Out War
As many of the American people were asleep, the United States and Israel launched coordinated attacks (code name Operation Epic Fury) across Iran. Iran has also followed up with retaliatory strikes against U.S. assets and bases across the Gulf. This follows weeks of diplomatic talks in which the U.S. was unable to come to an…
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The Illusion of a Golden Age
On February 24, 2025, President Trump delivered the first State of the Union address of his second term. It lasted for one hour and forty-seven minutes, and is the longest address to a joint session of Congress on record. Delivered in the year of America’s 250th anniversary of independence, the President emphasized the theme of…
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Civil Rights Icon Jesse Jackson Dead at 84
On the morning of February 17, 2026, it was announced that Jesse Jackson, a prominent civil rights leader, had passed away at the age of 84. He had been ill with Parkinson’s disease for several years and was recently hospitalized with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) back in November 2025. Jackson was a Baptist minister, a…
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I Ranked Every U.S. President
Every third Monday of February, Americans celebrate Presidents’ Day (officially Washington’s Birthday at the federal government level) as a federal holiday. This Presidents’ Day, in the year of America’s 250th anniversary of independence, I thought it appropriate to rank every President of the United States. Ranking all of America’s 47 presidents (45 men serving 47…
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A Glimpse at the 2026 Midterms
In 268 days, the 2026 U.S. midterm elections will be held, marking the first truly nationwide referendum on the performance of the Trump administration. 35 out of 100 U.S. Senate seats, all 435 U.S. House seats, and thirty-six governorships, along with thousands of state and local elections, will all be up for election this November. …
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The Continued Violence in Minnesota
In Minneapolis, Minnesota, on the morning of January 24, 2026, United States Border Patrol agents shot and killed a 37-year-old American citizen named Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who worked at the local Veterans Affairs hospital. He had been protesting recent ICE operations in the Twin Cities area and had been unarmed prior to the…
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The U.S. Strikes Venezuela
A few hours past midnight on January 3, 2026, the United States launched surprise airstrikes under the codename Operation Absolute Resolve, targeting multiple locations across northern Venezuela, including the capital city of Caracas. While doing so, U.S. special forces carried out a helicopter landing operation at the residence of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, capturing him…
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A Turbulent 2025
As the holidays draw to a close and the world approaches the dawn of a new year, it is time to take a look at the events that occurred this past year. 2025 was certainly a turbulent year, characterized by the continuation and ignition of armed conflicts, radical changes in politics and policy, and the…