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 in the process […]
Opinion
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 someone suffering from […]
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 gas tax holiday […]
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 occupied the Oval […]
No reason brown girls can’t save the world
She’s not exactly starving for affirmation. To the contrary, Malala Yousafzai is a global icon. Since 2012 when, as a 15-year-old Pakistani girl, she survived being shot in the head […]
The answer to gun violence isn’t to turn schools into prisons
In the last couple weeks, local schools have been testing their new weapons detectors, and area high schools plan to have them up and running for daily use come fall. […]
Denying gender-affirming care is an affront to science and medical ethics
by Christy Olezeski, Meredithe McNamara and Anne Alstott This year has seen an array of anti-transgender legislation. In 2022, legislation in 20 states so far has been introduced purporting to […]
Lock him up? What Biden could learn from Watergate
If the House Jan. 6 committee proceeds to its seemingly predetermined conclusion that Donald Trump incited the Capitol riot and tried to reverse the results of the 2020 election and […]
Does a chatbot have a soul?
Don’t unplug your computer! Don’t throw away that smartphone! Just because a Google software engineer whose conclusions have been questioned says a computer program is sentient, meaning it can think […]
A battle of wills and economic pain
by Doyle McManus I was in the hills of northern Italy last week, mostly on vacation but also curious to see how the war in Ukraine has affected life next […]
