In December of 2016, President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and much of their staff gathered to listen to a performance by the cast of the musical Hamilton at the White House. When the actors performed the song “One Last Time,” in which George Washington explains his decision to retire over the objections of…

Posted on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 | by Shane Harris | 0 Comments | Print It’s become the hottest new trend in American politics: today’s “right-wing conspiracy” is tomorrow’s breaking news. In the latest entry into this genre, a Department of Justice Inspector General report last week revealed that the…

Posted on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 | by AMAC, D.J. Wilson | 0 Comments | Print It’s never a good idea to overextend yourself financially over the holidays. Rather than miss out on the festivities or stifle the joy of the holiday season, get creative with our top-notch holiday decorating…

Posted on Monday, December 16, 2024 | by AMAC, D.J. Wilson | 0 Comments | Print Holiday movies offer family fun! Why not spread seasonal cheer by indulging in classic holiday movies with the grands?   A meaningful experience Watching movies together has many benefits with bonding topping the list.…

Mercy be, grab the Christmas tree! Maybe we are being invaded by the Iranians, Chinese, or body snatchers – and maybe…not. How our human minds swirl and conceive, worry and fret, believe and beget – monsters under the bed, Martians, and zoom-zoom things. What is it? It’s a bird, a plane, Superman! No, beyond Rod…

Forget “Made in China.” There’s a much better alternative that puts America first. Born in 1975, the same year the Vietnam War ended, I witnessed Vietnam’s profound struggles under socialism and its remarkable transition toward a market economy. My father, who served alongside U.S. forces during the war, brought our family to the United States, where we became…

Posted on Monday, December 16, 2024 | by Andrew Shirley | 4 Comments | Print When President-elect Donald Trump takes over for Joe Biden next month, he will be inheriting an economy teetering on the brink of disaster. But as hazardous as the situation is, Trump may be the man…

The arrest of Luigi Mangione for the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is more than a criminal case. It is a test of America’s ability to distinguish right from wrong. At this point, far too many Americans have flunked that test. Elizabeth Warren, for example. The Democratic senator from Massachusetts did not wait long…

Posted on Monday, December 16, 2024 | by AMAC Newsline | 0 Comments | Print Earlier this month, reports surfaced that President Biden’s former Social Security Administration (SSA) Commissioner Martin O’Malley signed a deal to make teleworking policies permanent until 2029 for more than 40,000 federal employees. The move was…

It’s become commonplace, though not cliché, to say that Donald Trump has transformed America’s political culture in fundamental and lasting ways. As with anything, the full impact of the Trump chapter in American history will not be understood completely until enough time has elapsed, giving the opportunity for a comprehensive and objective assessment down the…