by Dr. Lawrence Wittner Although, in recent decades, American conservatives have embraced what they call the “Right to Life,” they have certainly done a poor job of sustaining life in […]
Author: Syndicated Columnist
Teacher did what Uvalde cops couldn’t
by Will Bunch There were two stories out of the American heartland this week that mostly got lost in a frenetic autumn of political anxiety and baseball joy (or sorrow), […]
Throwing food on famous art distracts from protestors’ cause
by Tyler Michals The worldwide debate over climate change is descending into a political food fight. Last Sunday, climate activists threw mashed potatoes on Claude Monet’s famous “Les Meules” painting, […]
Halloween’s roots spookier than witches, candy bars
by Tok Thompson As Halloween approaches, people get ready to celebrate the spooky, the scary and the haunted. Ghosts, zombies, skeletons and witches show up in yards, windows and stores. […]
The unmaking of an October surprise
by Martin Schram Sometimes it takes a while for a journalist’s big-deal scoops to be confirmed, on the record. Here’s one about how a pol who was both famous and […]
Does our nation really need Republicans? Yes, more than ever
by John M. Crisp In his “Soul of America” speech, delivered at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall on Sept. 1, President Joe Biden distinguished between two types of Republicans: mainstream Republicans and […]
Delaying your Social Security has rarely been this profitable
by Alexis Leondis It’s no secret that delaying the start of Social Security benefits typically means you’ll get more money in retirement. And waiting just got even more worthwhile thanks […]
Dems focusing on the wrong issues
by Ramesh Ponnuru A political party has a problem when voters think it has the wrong answers to their most important questions. It has a bigger problem when voters think […]
New Emmett Till movie is hard to watch
See it anyway, and take teens with you by Jenice Armstrong Some movies are more important than others. Which is why, when I heard there was a new movie coming […]
Classroom litter boxes, cat translators and other myths running rampant
by Gene Lyons This just in: Regardless of what your ex-wife’s hairdresser’s brother-in-law says, there’s not a single documented instance of a school district anywhere in the United States installing […]
