In the wake of COVID-19, people now overwhelmingly believe that the education system’s broader purpose needs to be rethought. This begins with a shift away from standardized testing, college prep […]
Opinion
Tucker Carlson, Joe Biden and whale beachings
We aren’t whaleologists — actually, the term is cetologist; we just looked it up — but neither is Tucker Carlson. So take it with all the grains of salt in […]
Idea of raising retirement age is back
by Michael Hiltzik The people who are in the forefront of pushing Social Security “reform” by cutting benefits have gotten pretty good at hiding their intentions behind plausible-sounding jargon and […]
Guest essay: Capito and colleagues have made elections more secure
by Greg Boso At the end of 2022, Congress approved a nearly 1,000-page $1.7 trillion omnibus package to fund the federal government and avoid a shutdown before Christmas. Buried in […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid Pt. 3
Good: SB 124 to require schools to create an age-appropriate dating/sexual violence prevention program for grades 7-12. There are a lot of things the Legislature is doing wrong when it […]
Get ready for weaponization Olympics
by Gene Collier William Barr took another spin through the news cycle last week, and though it wasn’t anywhere near as uplifting as his star turn before the Jan. 6 […]
How Justice and Senate Republicans get to ‘yes’
Gov. Jim Justice wants to negotiate. The West Virginia governor said on Talkline Wednesday that he is ready and willing to try to get a deal with Senate Republicans on […]
What Tyre Nichols’ death tells us about policing in America
Memphis’ police chief said video of the Jan. 10 beating by five police officers that killed 29-year-old Tyre Nichols included “acts that defy humanity.” We had fair warning, but the […]
Winning GOP strategy in 2024: Back to business with immigration reform
by Neil Hare The recent GOP attacks on the business community, including its leading advocacy group the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, arguably contributed to a poor showing in the 2022 […]
Why not Pete Buttigieg?
Political news pounces on any poll suggesting Republicans’ preference for the 2024 presidential candidate. Little attention has landed on the Democratic side, where the numbers have been quite interesting. The […]
