by Mariel Garza What compels someone to travel to the far-off wilderness, enjoy the natural splendor it affords — and then decide to ruin it for everyone […]
Opinion
Vaccine disruptions, mistrust ramping up measles risk
by Saad B. Omer Pandemics have consequences beyond the death and disease directly caused by the novel pathogen. In the 1918 influenza pandemic, more deaths were caused […]
Welcome to Gilead
“We had choices then.” – June“Now you have respect. You have protection. You can fulfill your biological destinies in peace.” – Fred“Biological destiny?” – June“Children. What else […]
June 25 letters to the editor
The Trump/McConnell court dismantling rights When Donald Trump was in office, he and Mitch McConnell made three lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court. McConnell went so far […]
Hearings sorting real heroes from fakes
by Jackie Calmes This was Heroes Week for the House committee investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his election defeat and cling to power. So Mike Pence […]
The Supreme Court decimates separation of church and state
Remember when conservatives decried the pre-Trump Supreme Court as an “activist court” because it dared to — gasp! — uphold human rights? Those same conservatives are oddly […]
Conservatives’ plan to strengthen families
by Ramesh Ponnuru Conservatives who want an economic policy that supports parents have long been a minority faction within the Republican Party. In 2017, when Republicans were […]
Patricia Coffman Kercheval, Aug. 19, 1927-June 13, 2022
My mother died Monday morning, June 13 … and I was relieved. That sounds awful, and perhaps it is, but the death of a loved one, especially […]
Gas tax pause won’t help, but neither does blaming Biden
The gas price situation has become so dire that President Biden has now asked Congress to consider a three-month gas tax holiday. As we’ve said before, a […]
As the man said, know when to fold ‘em
by Gene Lyons As far as I’m concerned, Joe Biden is a national hero: the savior of our democracy, and as decent a man as has ever […]