One of the core defenses of President Trump’s behavior toward Ukraine is the “no harm, no foul” argument, and it goes something like this: Regardless of anything President Trump or […]
Columns/Opinion
Thoughts and prayers not enough
Fort Worth faithful may feel a little more wary entering houses of worship, with events at West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement lingering in the rear-view. Just over […]
Dollar General part of Americana worth celebrating
TARRS, Pa. Five years ago, the plot of land where the Dollar General store sits on Glades Pike was just that: a plot of pastoral greenery located near a row […]
Do Canadians want to defer to Harry and Meghan?
One thing Canadians tend to be is sensible. And so it is surprising how many would consider making Prince Harry and his wife, the former Meghan Markle, king and queen […]
What I would like to hear from candidates
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s strategy of holding on to the two weak articles of impeachment against President Trump was starting to rattle some Democrats, who felt they were losing the […]
Eternal battle: Revenue vs. virtue
Donald J. Boudreaux and Adam C. Pritchard Tribune News Service Alcohol prohibition became the law of the land 100 years ago — on Jan. 16, 1920 — following ratification of […]
What in the world just happened here?
So what in the world just happened here? That’s the question of the moment as we struggle to get our heads around the latest head-snapping episode in the bizarre presidency […]
Cold dogs need warm folks to care for them
Rebel is one of the lucky ones. Starved, neglected and chained outdoors in rural Tennessee in the freezing cold, the bone-thin dog likely wouldn’t have survived more than another day […]
Did Trump walk into a trap?
Without (initially) firing a shot, Iran appears to have executed a devastating revenge attack against the United States for the killing of Gen. Qassem Suleimani. Using Iraq’s democratic process, Iranian-influenced […]
Tone-deaf Democrats risk handing western Pa. to Trump
Darrin Kelly, president of the powerful Allegheny-Fayette County Central Labor Council, says that not one of the Democratic candidates running for president has reached out to him to ask about […]




