Once again, Texans are suffering because of a failure of disaster planning and of investment to prepare for the worst. First, it was the pandemic. Texas’ public health infrastructure has […]
Opinion
Cybersecurity a matter of national survival
by Patrick B. Pexton Last week was a sobering one for Congress. The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump served as the backdrop, the vivid videos of the angry mob […]
Is McConnell’s post-Trump strategy working?
by Karl W. Smith Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has a knack for making everyone mad. With his vote against former President Donald Trump’s impeachment, he angered both Democrats and […]
House bill seeks to take back control of state of emergency
HB 2003 is on its way to the House of Delegates floor. The new bill clarifies state of preparedness vs. state of emergency; powers of the governor vs. power of […]
Students’ free speech rights tested
by David Hudson Jr. The would-be varsity cheerleader, the tattletale and Snapchat have converged in a Supreme Court free speech case sure to draw the interest of social media-loving students, […]
Thanks, Rush: Polarizing host brought back talk radio
Rush Limbaugh changed my life. Let me explain because it’s not what you think. To me, Rush was, first and foremost, a broadcaster, an entertainer and a master communicator. He […]
Here are 2 ways to make education W.Va.’s ‘centerpiece’
In his State of the State Address, Gov. Justice bragged that education has become West Virginia’s centerpiece. We don’t entirely agree, but we might see the state put its money […]
Lessons from cable news since Jan. 6
by David Zurawik I have watched more cable news in the last six weeks than I have in any other comparable period in my career. Every weekday starting Jan. 6, […]
Homeless but dying with dignity
Had it not been for the kindness of strangers, Henry McCain would have died the way he led much of his adult life: Cold, alone and without a blanket to […]
Acquittal expected but still infuriating
That the most bipartisan presidential impeachment ever ended in Trump’s acquittal on charges of inciting an insurrection was expected, but that makes it no less infuriating. Because there was virtually […]
