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A protester joins others gathered for "Truth Tuesday" as they participate in a "Fox can't handle the truth" protest outside Fox News headquarters on June 14, 2022, in New York City.

Clarence Page: Can Fox News handle the truth? As long as it pleases the viewers.

February 21, 2023 at 6:30 p.m.

An old cynical newsperson jokes about not "letting facts get in the way of a good story." In today's world, one might just as easily say, don't let facts get...

New York Mayor Eric Adams makes the State of the City address in New York on Jan. 26, 2023. Adams startled the world by asking that his first three paychecks be converted into bitcoin and ethereum, two popular cryptocurrencies.

Clarence Page: Crypto investors show a racial gap. More study is needed, by investors.

February 17, 2023 at 6:53 p.m.

Part of growing old — or "older," as I still prefer to say — is to become increasingly reluctant to try anything new. This has led me, among other benefits,...

Sheryl Lee Ralph performs "Lift Every Voice and Sing" before Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona.

Clarence Page: What doesn’t MAGA know about the ‘Black national anthem’? A lot.

February 15, 2023 at 8:29 a.m.

Some people suspect that Donald Trump's "Make America Great Again" camp is barely a step away from "Make America White Again." They found a lot of food for that thought...

President Joe Biden speaks about his administration's plans to protect Social Security and Medicare and lower health care costs on Feb. 9, 2023, at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Florida.

Clarence Page: In State of Disunion, Joe Biden wrestles with rowdy Republicans

February 10, 2023 at 6:14 p.m.

Sometimes, amid the theatrics and showboating of partisan politics, a real policy issue breaks out. That seemed to happen with President Joe Biden's State of the Union address Tuesday, when...

Constituents from the district of New York U.S. Rep. George Santos demonstrate during a news conference outside the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7, 2023. The Democratic representatives from New York and some of Santos constituents are backing a petition calling on Santos to resign from Congress.

Clarence Page: Is George Santos another frustrated millennial?

February 7, 2023 at 5:55 p.m.

In today's social media age, chock-full of internet-fueled celebrities, U.S. Rep. George Santos really stands out. That's partly because the first-term New York Republican has gotten as far as he...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks after being sworn in to his second term at an inauguration ceremony outside the Old Capitol in Tallahassee on Jan. 3, 2023.

Clarence Page: College Board AP course tests our racial politics, too

February 3, 2023 at 5:50 p.m.

Sometimes people who want to show you how clever they are only end up exposing their own ignorance. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stumbled into that hole in a news conference...

Ameena Matthews yells with other activists on Jan. 30, 2023, in Chicago's Federal Plaza to protest the killing of Tyre Nichols. Nichols died after he was beaten by police officers in Memphis, Tennessee, on Jan. 7.

Clarence Page: Police brutality is not always white-on-Black

January 31, 2023 at 6:09 p.m.

Was anyone not shocked by the sickening video of Tyre Nichols' fatal beating by Memphis police? Yes, observed D.L. Hughley while guest-hosting "The Daily Show": "Black people." "The only people...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, left, and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer arrive at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 25, 2023, to talk about the Republican bill called the Fair Tax Act.

Clarence Page: How a GOP tax cut plan became a gift to Democrats

January 27, 2023 at 5:11 p.m.

Remember how cameras followed Rep. Kevin McCarthy up and down the aisles of the Houseas he tried to string together enough deals during 15 rounds of voting to be elected...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 24, 2022, in Orlando.

Clarence Page: Can Black History Month survive Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ‘anti-woke’ politics?

January 24, 2023 at 5:21 p.m.

Finally we are beginning to see some pushback against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' infamously cynical "stop WOKE" crusade. Appropriately, part of the push comes from a prominent Black Florida historian,...

A gas-burning stove is offered for sale at a home improvement store on January 12, 2023 in Chicago. Consumers and politicians voiced concern after the commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently suggested that gas stoves were a health hazard, leading people to believe that they would be banned.

Clarence Page: How your gas stove was drafted into the culture wars

January 20, 2023 at 7:48 p.m.

Speaking of hot topics, have you heard that the federal government might ban gas stoves — and perhaps even confiscate the beloved big burner you have in your kitchen? Rest...

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