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 […]
Opinion
‘They suck’: W.Va.’s math, reading test scores disappoint
West Virginia State School Board President Paul Hardesty, during an interview on Talkline, was blunt in his assessment of the just-released National Assessment of Educational Progress test […]
Early rebuke for Fla. election police
A Miami judge dealt a victory Friday for the law, decency and common sense by dismissing a fraud case brought by Gov. Ron DeSantis and his new […]
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 […]
We strive toward enlightenment … and language follows suit
EDITOR’S NOTE: Mr. Pitts’ column contains language some readers may find offensive. He intentionally uses this language to illustrate how far we’ve come since such words and […]
Biden’s abortion rights statement was ill-timed — and necessary
President Joe Biden’s recent pledge to pass and sign a national abortion rights law next year if Democrats hold Congress may look like (and to some extent […]
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 […]
Trump, you are not a dictator
Former President Donald Trump says any member of his administration who runs for president against him — should he decide to run again in 2024 — would […]
Can’t Truss it: Toodle-oo to a prime minister we barely got to know
Short-lived governments are routine in some democracies, with uncertainty the norm and predictability ever elusive. Yet never in London, where hundreds of years of steady parliamentary rule […]
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 […]