by David Lazarus Having trouble sleeping? You’re not alone. Sleep disorders have grown so prevalent since the start of the pandemic, there’s a name for it — “coronasomnia.” That got […]
Opinion
Can we get a little less gung-ho in coverage of rich guys in space?
by David Zurawik I was already tired of the gee-whiz coverage of Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos going into space before Branson actually went there last Sunday (depending on your […]
Memorial still possible even if collapse site sold
We have just entered the third week since the horrific collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside, such a short amount of time, it seems, to start putting a price […]
A real superhero walks among us in spelling bee champ Zaila Avant-garde
by Peter Jensen We live in what might be the golden age of superheroes. The latest Marvel movie, “Black Widow,” earned big bucks on its opening last weekend, both streaming through […]
Biden’s speech on voting rights was a sermon, not a battle plan
by Michael McGough In his speech about voting rights on Tuesday, President Joe Biden told the audience at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia that he wasn’t “preaching to you.” […]
DeJoy plan will hurt small, already struggling papers
At the end of August, the next phase of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s plan to overhaul (read: destroy) the U.S. Postal Service will take effect. In this phase, which was […]
Trump’s war on truth bad for democracy
by Doyle McManus Last month, as thousands of former President Donald Trump’s loyal supporters waited for him at a rally in Ohio, a chant rose from the crowd. “Trump won!” […]
Manchin is a swing vote … again. This time on ATF nominee
It is time for another episode of “Manchin in the Middle.” West Virginia’s Democratic U.S. senator is again a key vote on a pending issue where the Senate is split. […]
America must support Cuba in its revolt against its dictatorship
As impoverished Cubans risk their lives to protest a repressive Communist dictatorship that, in the latest of too many humanitarian crimes to count, has bungled COVID vaccines, Joe Biden says, […]
Clarence Thomas the voice of reason?
by Robin Abcarian I was not expecting Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas to be the voice of reason on the federal government’s continuing and inane classification of cannabis as a […]
