News, or shall we say “news,” of a horrid attack spread faster than you can say “IDF”: Israel had bombed a hospital in Gaza, killing hundreds. Without bothering to verify […]
Guest Editorials
Missouri earns spot among the top book-banning states
Missouri achieved a dubious new status recently: It broke the top three in the list of U.S. states that have most egregiously moved to ban books from school libraries. That’s […]
Students get an overdue lesson in political realities
On Thursday, a vehicle trolled around Harvard Square bearing screens with the names and likenesses of some of the Harvard University students who had signed on to a public statement […]
Pope Francis invites Catholics to speak up
One doesn’t have to be Roman Catholic to appreciate the challenges facing Pope Francis or the courage he has shown in meeting them. Now the church is beginning a three-week […]
Hamas attack on Israel must end in terror group’s defeat
Saturday’s Hamas terror onslaught from its stronghold in Gaza into Israel, murdering hundreds, was a sneak attack, just like the sneak attacks by Egypt and Syria on Israel on Yom […]
Congress should do right thing on Afghan refugees
America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan is one of many blights on the Biden administration’s spotty record. The fact that this nation since then has turned its back on Afghans who […]
Supreme Court to tackle a variety of subjects this term
It’s the first week of October, and the U.S. Supreme Court prepares for another term. On the docket in coming months are cases touching on a variety of important subjects, […]
Amazon antitrust lawsuit seeks to boost competition
While federal and state regulators have spent years nibbling around the edges of unrestrained tech industry power, a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission and 17 states, targeting e-commerce […]
How Medicare should negotiate prescription prices
The Inflation Reduction Act, passed last year, gave Medicare the authority to negotiate drug prices for the first time. The government will start with 10 medications, which were announced last […]
Scuttling the dress code in the Senate diminishes decorum
Congress is bickering as usual. A potential federal shutdown is looming. Public respect for the elected representatives of government is at historic lows. What a perfect time to announce that […]
