Lake Ontario or Lake America? The Politics of a Name

Yesterday, President Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to replace “Lake Ontario” with “Lake America” in federal maps, contracts, documents, and communications within 30 days. The order can’t force Canada, international organizations, private mapmakers, state governments, or ordinary people to follow along. It…

Reflections on the Assassination of Charlie Kirk

I watched the video of the shooting this morning, and I sincerely wish I hadn’t. It was horrific and disturbing. It left me shaken, unsettled, and with a pit in my stomach that I haven’t been able to shake all day. Charlie Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was gunned down at a Utah…