Enemies of unfettered capitalism, unite! For as long as I can remember, people on the left have complained about “unfettered capitalism.” Moderate liberals do it, and of course flat-out Marxists […]
Opinion
WV CPS struggles with abuse, neglect cases
West Virginia has a legal responsibility to take care of children who are being abused and neglected. State Code 49-1-105 specifically says it is the obligation of the state child […]
D’s, R’s teamed for Sesame Street
By Newton N. Minow Chicago Tribune (TNS) The opening days of the House impeachment inquiry deepened the sharp political divisions that make our country more polarized than we once could […]
Communities across US face water crisis
CRESCO, Iowa – If you come to this rural Iowa town, you’ll learn about a problem that may sound familiar. In The New York Times, for instance, you’ve learned that […]
Is Medicare for All healthy?
By Marie Fishpaw The Heritage Foundation (TNS) Think you’ll be better off if Congress outlaws your private health coverage and puts you on a new government-run health plan called “Medicare […]
Bloomberg, billionaires & self-righteousness
I’d like to personally bop over the head the next Democrat who says that Michael Bloomberg shouldn’t be running for president because he’s a billionaire. Let’s give thanks that a […]
The cancel culture is toxic
By John Kass Chicago Tribune (TNS) Northwestern University students are still being criticized by woke and unwoke scolds young and old, many of them working journalists, for how the student-run […]
Advice for climate-conscious: Don’t sweat small stuff
It can be confusing for climate-conscious consumers to sort through the carbon-reduction options out there in search of the ones that can truly make a difference. Even with a background […]
Can’t we just enjoy the movie
I adored the story of Cinderella as a child. The prospect of having a man so in love with me that he’d criss-cross the kingdom searching for my size 6 […]
Barriers zigzag across America like a scar
A few words about walls. Unsurprisingly, the one Donald Trump is trying to build on the southern border — the one he swore Mexico would pay for — has proven, […]




