We’re going to give Gov. Jim Justice the benefit of the doubt. For now, our reference here will only be to the appearance of a conflict of interest, not the […]
Opinion
What’s next for Democrats post-Mueller hearings?
The Washington Post, which has done everything in its dwindling power with articles, editorials and columns denouncing, demeaning and attempting to destroy President Trump, appears to have temporarily — but […]
Recall Trump’s debt promise?
Ah, memories. Remember how presidential candidate Donald Trump grandly promised to eliminate the federal debt in eight years? That’s a memory he apparently hopes we forget. You could hear that […]
The amazing, disappearing deficit concern
Mirrors, smoke, sleight of hand, trap doors or false walls and distractions, these are the tools of the magician’s disappearing act. But a real-life wizard’s most powerful tool isn’t a […]
9/11 fund: It never should have come to this
“Hold tight to your anger, don’t fall to your fears.” — Bruce Springsteen, “Wrecking Ball” It never should have come to this. The first responders who, on a September morning […]
Dems should blame themselves
By John Kass Chicago Tribune (TNS) There must have been a point in the Robert Mueller hearings when the big thinkers of CNN and MSNBC curled up on the floor […]
July 28 letters to the editor
City business owners taxed without a vote In response to John P. Lambertson’s letter to the editor dated July 20, 2019. Mr. Lambertson states “The right to vote comes with […]
Hey, New York, Chicago has it right on cops
Compare and contrast. In 2014, three months after a banned police chokehold led to the death of Eric Garner in Staten Island, 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was shot and killed by […]
Will Johnson give special relations a positive boost?
Looking at the United Kingdom from this side of the Atlantic, it’s fair to say that who becomes prime minister isn’t always a crucial development. The “special relationship” is solid […]
Congress rushing to make the CIA less accountable
It’s already a crime to identify a covert intelligence agent or confidential informant working overseas. But even though the law has only been used twice in 37 years — and […]
