Too many people across the country are left behind because they don’t have reliable, affordable access to the internet. But a bipartisan push to close this digital divide would be […]
Opinion
VP’s callous border remarks do harm
by Jean Guerrero Associated Press Kamala Harris’ first international trip as vice president started in Guatemala with a blunt message for migrants: “Do not come,” she said, shaking her head […]
Bibi & beyond: How Netanyahu molded Israel
Let it not be lost on Benjamin Netanyahu’s critics that Israel’s just-ousted prime minister leaves behind a thriving economy, with a tech sector envied by the world; per capita GDP […]
We must ‘allow teachers to teach the truth’
The morning bell rang at Republican High (”Home of the Fightin’ Pachyderms”) as students shuffled in. Gretchen Niedermeyer dry swallowed a couple of pre-emptive aspirins and reminded herself as she […]
Southern Baptists: It’s time for repentance
Cover-ups of sexual misconduct, allegations of racism and intimidation of those who wish to speak their minds but can’t for fear of losing their jobs. It sounds like the dysfunctional […]
Advice to Dems on voting rights
by Doyle McManus The Democrats’ sprawling voting rights bill, known on Capitol Hill as HR 1, is dead. Officially, the bill is still clinging to life. But Sen. Joe Manchin […]
Biden should be better at seeing what lies ahead
In 2012, Pew Research asked 1,008 Americans to describe then-Vice President Joe Biden in one word. The responses ranged from “Good,” the most common answer, to “Goofy.” But almost five […]
Bill would help USPS take a step toward sustainability
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators have introduced a bill to begin reforming the beleaguered United States Postal Service which is being financially crushed by retirement expenditures and falling demand. […]
Big Food wants us addicted to junk food
by Michael Moss Robert Goldstein, a hedge fund manager in New York, was getting huge cravings for sweets when he came across a tropical plant called Gymnema sylvestre that works […]
Yes, we should still talk about ‘defunding the police’
by Darryl Lorenzo Wellington Millions of people have celebrated former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s conviction for the murder of George Floyd as a validation of the Black Lives Matter […]
