Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has announced U.S policy toward Israel's "settlements" is reverting to one held by the Reagan administration; that is the right of Israelis to settle in the ancient lands of Judea and Samaria "is not, per se, inconsistent with international law."

Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently put President Donald Trump on notice about any possible retaliation against the whistleblower who filed a complaint against Trump. Pelosi warned: "I will make sure he does not intimidate the whistleblower. I was there. I told the president, you'…

If you are in need of more evidence as to why so many Americans are cynical about politics in general and Washington in particular (and isn't current evidence sufficient?), you need look no further than the etymological shift taken by Democrats during the House impeachment hearings.

The clear loser of the Democratic primary is "Medicare for All."

President Donald Trump recently launched his black-outreach operation -- called Black Voices for Trump -- in Atlanta. The objective, of course, is to move more African American voters to the Republican Party. There is good reason to believe Republicans can attract more than the 8% of the bla…

When the wildfires of California broke out across the Golden State, many were the causes given.

STARKVILLE -- Mississippi House Speaker William J. "Billy" McCoy was a second-generation state lawmaker, a college-educated vocational agriculture teacher, a Farmers Home Administration loan officer and briefly an auditor for the state - and yes, he was a farmer and one of his family's succe…

The number one ranked Kentucky basketball team hosted the Evansville, Indiana Purple Aces on November 12thand were defeated. The Aces were ranked in the preseason to finish in the bottom half of their Missouri Valley Conference and recently barely defeated neighboring University of Southern …

"Hold on a second," my aunt said to my cousin, who was mid-story. She turned to stare at me. Silence fell over our dinner table. Then my aunt started to giggle.

JACKSON -- Former Mississippi House Speaker Billy McCoy died last week, but his legislative work remains visible in the form of four-lane highways in rural areas and schools that are better funded and better equipped than they once were on track to be.

The Mueller report accomplished nothing.

Michael Bloomberg has delivered his latest delicious hint about running for president. Former Attorney General Eric Holder is fresh from taking credit for the new Democratic legislative majorities in Virginia, making it known he might be interested. And former Gov. Deval Patrick joined the p…

According to a report by the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), the teaching of U.S. history to American students lags behind all other subject matters.

A speech at the Hobo Fire Station in rural Prentiss County sent reverberations throughout Mississippi's political environment amid the 2003 elections.

"By the livin' Gawd that made you, You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din."--Kipling

On hearing the State Department's George Kent and William Taylor describe President Donald Trump's withholding of military aid to Ukraine, The New York Times summarized and solemnly endorsed their testimony:

Water boils and creates steam at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Water at 211 degrees is just really hot. The fact that it's almost boiling doesn't matter. Getting close isn't good enough. A steam engine is useless without steam, it won't work with hot water.

I admire people who are kind to animals, who do all they can to ensure that they are not mistreated and have homes with loving overseers. I'm a cat person myself, but I don't avidly work to ensure their protection and care.

Today's technology has helped usher in what is commonly referred to as the sharing economy. This is a broad term we use for an economic system where services are provided in exchange for a fee, via a third-party facilitator.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., wants "Medicare for All," as does Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., her self-described "Democratic socialist" rival. Unlike Sanders, however, Warren claims she can finance her plan by raising taxes only on the superrich. The middle class, Warren insists, will see th…

If the impeachment effort isn't taking the nation by storm, the Democrats have an answer -- blame it on Latin.

American voters are motivated by a fever pitch.

If you are paying attention to the Washington circus that is the impeachment inquiry into President Trump's handling of the much maligned Ukraine call, this is what real collusion looks like: a media largely committed to advancing the goal of Democrats to severely damage or remove him from o…

STARKVILLE -- Republican Gov.-Elect Tate Reeves won a solid general election victory over Democratic nominee Jim Hood and two minor party candidates in a race that was projected to be much tighter.

After celebrating Tuesday's takeover of Virginia's legislature and the Kentucky governorship, the liberal establishment appears poised to crush its biggest threat: the surging candidacy of Elizabeth Warren.

Our country is over 22 trillion dollars in debt and growing. Reducing our spending is never easy especially for our government. We have a lot of obligations from Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Defense, Veterans, Infrastructure and more.

JACKSON -- Some Democrats are second-guessing the party's strategies after Republicans swept all eight statewide offices in this year's general election.

When it comes to communication, it is often said that it's not important what someone says. What's important is what the other person hears. What you hear is shaped by, and influences, your perception.

By Ray Mosby

Have you noticed that the two parties' fields of presidential candidates have, in the past two election cycles, grown enormously larger than (if not necessarily superior to) those in past years? Where parties used to have two to five serious candidates to choose from, Republicans had 17 in 2…

School is in full swing, which means that some lucky students are about to undergo an enormous, transformative experience. It does not involve a test.

As far as I can tell from a reading of history, while some presidents were friends of clergy, who sometimes advised them, to my knowledge, none hired them as staff members. Until Richard Nixon. It was during Nixon's administration that Charles Colson began mobilizing the evangelical communit…

Michelle Obama recently complained about "white flight" in her old Chicago neighborhood. By "white flight " she means that whites left her neighborhood as it became increasingly black. "Upstanding families like ours, who were doing everything we were supposed to do and better -- as we moved …

I have a dream that one day Mississippi will trade partisanship for progress. However, not yet. The Mississippi gubernatorial race this week was competitive but disheartening. I knew the results would be close and hoped that Attorney General Jim Hood would win, but I felt fairly certain that…

Maybe - just maybe - Americans will get some relief from the relentlessly rising prices of pharmaceuticals.

Two American women of color.

President Donald Trump ignited yet another controversy when, on Twitter, he compared the Democrats' pursuit of his impeachment to a "lynching."

STARKVILLE -- After many months of speeches, political ads, TV & radio commercials and social media propaganda, trying to have a serious discussion of education funding in Mississippi is in great measure a fool's errand and an errand that is dependent on one's world view.

If there's one thing that elite opinion tends to agree about on the left and the right, it's that nationalism is a very bad thing. If anything, this view has become even more entrenched as nationalism has demonstrated its potency in recent years, from the election of Donald Trump to Britain'…

Dear Annie: About 65 years ago, my 20-year-old sister, "Pat," had an affair with a married man that resulted in the birth of my nephew, "Harry." The married man, of course, deserted her. Soon after Harry was born, Pat met a slightly older divorced man named "Sam." Sam married Pat and accepte…

Shortly after Jim Bakker's release from prison in July 1994, I invited the disgraced TV evangelist to my home. There was an important question I wanted to ask him.

"Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."

Dear Annie: I rarely felt heard by my outgoing husband, who talked for hours with others. We have been married for 54 years.

JACKSON -- No matter who wins this year's elections, Mississippi will have its biggest turnover of state government officials in a long time.

What are the roots of our present disorder, of the hostilities and hatreds that so divide us? When did we become this us vs. them nation?

Republicans have had trouble mounting an effective defense on Ukraine because they haven't put down their stakes on the most defensible ground.

Dear Readers: I am printing these two letters together to remind anyone who is in an abusive relationship to leave as soon as possible. Take yourself, your children and pets with you. There are many resources available for you.

"I'm at the end of my rope," is a phrase uttered by those who feel they have no more options or strength. This happens when you are totally drained, believing you don't have the ability to further deal with a particular situation. You always have more inside you than you realize.

"Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats."-- H.L. Mencken.

If the latest NBC News/Survey Monkey poll is correct, Mississippi voters are conflicted about the governor's race going into Tuesday's election.