by William Natbony Being a conservative in 2023 does not have the same meaning as being a conservative in the 1980s … or even as recently as in 2015 (when […]
Opinion
Obama tried to fix the border. Yes, we can, too
The president most effective at addressing our border crisis was a Democrat named Barack Obama. He did two things: No. 1: He championed a comprehensive immigration reform bill that would […]
Noisy politicians get good roads. Our reps must be louder
If your road is pitted with potholes or rippled like W.Va. 7’s Hogback Turn, has overgrown foliage spilling into the roadway or grass taller than you along the ditches or […]
Getting the Saudi-Israel formula wrong
If one is mixing chemicals, getting the formula wrong can produce disastrous results. It is the same with international diplomacy. For decades the left was wrong about the Soviet Union […]
Despite political pressure, the Fed should hold firm
Two essential questions are facing the U.S. economy right now: whether the Federal Reserve’s next change in its policy rate will be a cut or an increase, and whether the […]
Your body, your work?
What Hollywood scanning actors could mean for the rest of us by Alvaro M. Bedoya Twenty years ago, Jet Li was offered a part in “The Matrix Reloaded.” It was […]
Why I won’t miss summer
by Herb Cromwell Remember when you couldn’t wait for the first day of summer? “No more pencils, no more books. No more teacher’s dirty looks.” Suddenly the stress of exams […]
Group identity drives division
Social scientists believe they know why America has become so divided along political lines. “The human brain in many circumstances is more suited to tribalism and conflict than to civility […]
Can’t escape Putin’s murderous intentions
by Trudy Rubin I’m just back from a theater vacation in London and a week in Scotland, which were meant to help me recoup from a strenuous work trip to […]
22 years do-over thought experiment
by Tom H. Hastings If you an adult born after, say, 1995, you probably recall a fair bit about the terrible events of Sept. 11, 2001. For most Americans, the […]
