The tragic death of 14-year-old Kyneddi Miller earlier this year has raised several issues about the state’s level of responsibility in looking out for abused and neglected children. Miller was […]
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Summer safety tips
Each season brings its challenges, but while we’ve come to expect the potential dangers of winter’s sub-freezing temperatures and heavy snow, we tend to forget that summer — known for [...]
Going all-in on EVs hurts. Just ask Hertz
Despite efforts by central planners to force Americans into electric vehicles, the overwhelming majority of consumers still prefer gasoline-powered cars. Failing to recognize that reality can be bad for business.In […]
Population decline isn’t the problem. Hungry kids are
Humanity is about to turn a major population corner, according to a new estimate. A recent article in the Lancet predicts that by 2030, we’ll no longer be reproducing fast […]
Women are traveling in record numbers from WV, other states for abortions
It has been two years this month since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The decision eliminated the federal right to an abortion and sent the issue back […]
Jerry West and us
The news last week about the death of Jerry West was a stunner. Jerry West, dead? Of course, West, like the rest of us, faced mortality, but he was not […]
We are bowling alone
A quarter century has passed since Robert Putnam released “Bowling Alone,” his heralded work on America’s decaying social fabric. The book was sobering at the time. Things are worse now: […]
Saving the pill: SCOTUS averts disaster with mifepristone ruling
Last week, the nation dodged a bullet with the Supreme Court’s 9-0 decision tossing a lawsuit that had sought to end the decades-old FDA approval of the drug mifepristone, which […]
The Supreme Court’s role in our partisan polarization has been greatly exaggerated
Conventional wisdom suggests that the Supreme Court, like the country, is deeply divided along partisan and ideological lines. But this overlooks the court’s historic recent run of unanimous decisions and […]
How the little guys lose under Trump’s tax plan
The late Sen. John McCain didn’t much like Obamacare, but in 2018, the Arizona Republican pulled it out from under then-President Donald Trump’s hatchet. Why? Because McCain saw the “skinny […]
