by Ramesh Ponnuru Inflation is likely to be the most powerful issue working for Republicans in this year’s congressional elections. Public concern over it has been rising fast. Republicans can […]
Opinion
The inextricable link between abortion and religion
by John M. Crisp There’s something admirable in the consistency of abortion’s most ardent opponents. If a fertilized egg is a full-fledged human life, its destruction is indeed no different […]
Think again about disinformation board
How on earth does one spark controversy from that blandest of government creations, the internal working group? One way is to give it a scary, Orwellian name like the Disinformation […]
In Ukraine, using an anti-Trump playbook to go after Putin
by Mark Z. Barabak Over the last two decades, Mike Madrid has battled Democrats, Republicans, Donald Trump and a pesky family of squirrels that assumed residence in the eave of […]
It’s hard to fight from a crouch
So let’s talk about That Word. Meaning the word the political left was using to define itself until the political right got hold of it and made it an object […]
Addiction is not a moral failure
There are many stigmas around addiction. The most harmful one, though, may be that addiction is a moral failure. That succumbing to the siren’s call of drugs or alcohol is […]
May 15 letters to the editor
Always a good time to thank nurses Though National Nurses Week (May 6-12) ended Thursday, the West Virginia Association of Nurse Anesthetists thanks nurses of every stripe for being the […]
Shoes: a method of escape and a tool for taking action
by Barbara Steinmetz I recently gave a lecture to students at the University of Colorado about my childhood experiences as a refugee survivor from the days of the Holocaust. Aside […]
Gov’t growth puts liberty at risk
by Ingrid Jacques Two years ago, as the pandemic descended, I think most of us were startled by how much power it turned out governors and administrators had to rule […]
I’ve had an illegal abortion and a legal abortion. The experiences couldn’t have been more different
by Joan Steinau Lester CONTENT WARNING: This commentary contains graphic descriptions of illegal abortion procedures. There is a huge difference between illegal and legal abortions. I know. I had one […]
