by Noah Feldman This is the big one: the first time the Department of Justice has ever indicted a former president for subverting democracy by trying to steal an election […]
Opinion
News flash: Companies don’t want to lose money
Jimmy Patronis, Florida’s “chief financial officer,” said that Farmers Insurance pulled out of Florida not because it was losing money there but because the company was “woke.” How that wokeness […]
W.Va. National Guard a pawn in a political game
We care deeply about the devastating impact fentanyl has had on our communities. And the best way to address the very real fentanyl crisis is to address the source: Organized […]
The border isn’t an impossible problem
by Christopher M. Richardson While the end of Title 42 did not lead to the border surges some anticipated, America still faces an immigration crisis, with a backlog of nearly […]
Shame on us: How did we get from Coolidge to Trump and Biden?
Plymouth Notch, Vt. — One hundred years ago on Aug. 2, President Warren Harding died and Calvin Coolidge became America’s 30th president. The contrast between the two men is stark. […]
Cities must prepare for deadly heat
The human body can barely cope with weather this hot. In Phoenix, where the asphalt can hit 180F, emergency-room doctors are zipping heat-stroke victims into body bags full of ice. […]
No election system is an island
Why more states must eliminate partisan primaries by Dr. Richard Barton There is growing mainstream consensus that partisan primaries are one of the main causes of government dysfunction. They disenfranchise […]
Why do I hoard more books than I could possibly read?
by Chris Vognar Publisher’s Weekly recently reported that book sales for the first half of the year are down once again, continuing a trend that has accelerated since the pandemic. […]
Promised green energy savings yet to materialize
There’s a major disconnect between what renewable energy backers promised and the current cost of electricity. One of the justifications for green energy mandates is that solar and wind power […]
Actors are striking because we’ve long been in crisis. It’s not just streaming
by Maria Prudente In late 2014 I was hired to play friend #3 in a new commercial for Garnier Nutrisse, the at-home hair color line. The company offered me a […]
