Reflections on America at 250. In the Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln said America was “conceived in liberty.” Today we might call that our country’s unique selling proposition. While other ...

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When canceled became a common label applied to basically anyone who’d done anything to offend anyone, it had many unfortunate effects. One was rolling transgressions as serious as sexual assault and ...

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This past week, in Los Angeles, Ye performed two sold-out nights at SoFi Stadium, drawing tens of thousands of fans per show. At one point, taking in the scale of the crowd, he paused to declare: ...

I grew up in a faithful Methodist household in deep-red Texas during the George W. Bush years, when the political sway of evangelicals was at its zenith. At the same time, evangelists of a robust ...

Rapper Ye was ordered on Wednesday to pay $140,000 as part of a lawsuit filed by a handyman over renovations at his Malibu mansion. Jurors reached the decision late Tuesday afternoon in the Los ...

The rapper-designer yawned and nodded off while answering "I don't recall" when questioned about the home designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando, according to reports. By Kevin Dolak Ye, the rapper ...

Ye responded with brief answers when he was questioned Friday in a Los Angeles courtroom by an attorney who alleges his client was not fully compensated for work overseeing a renovation project at the ...

After Ye pulled out a full-page newspaper ad to apologize for his previous antisemitic comments, the rapper is doubling down and attempting to assure the public that it's not a PR stunt. Ye, formerly ...

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, apologized for previous offensive remarks he’s made in an open letter, full-page advertisement in the Wall Street Journal on Monday. The Grammy winner has ...

Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, is issuing an apology for his antisemitic remarks and past embrace of the Nazi swastika, saying mental health challenges caused him to lose “touch with ...