by Jonathan Bernstein Nominations define parties. But what we’re seeing in Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s futile challenge to President Joe Biden is an odd situation in which […]
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Guest essay: Why Biden’s liberal politics must end W.Va. higher education’s financial woes
by Aisha Rizwan Reportedly, West Virginia University is facing a $75 million budget shortfall in the next decade, with $45 million needed in the short term. The […]
June 18 letters to the editor
Post Office drive-by boxes disappearing It simply disappeared. Have you noticed the drive-by post box at the Morgantown-Dellslow Post Office is gone? I asked the postmistresses […]
A threadbare democracy
The story goes that in the closing days of the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a lady asked Benjamin Franklin whether the participants had decided upon a republic […]
Tara Reade: Anatomy of an insanity
With her wild hair, peekaboo sweater and extraordinary claim that then-presidential candidate Joe Biden had sexually assaulted her, Tara Reade merited considerable skepticism. Any such accusation deserved […]
Compromise makes a comeback
by Steven Roberts After negotiating a deal with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to avoid a catastrophic default on America’s debt, President Biden observed: “Now, this agreement represents […]
Debt deal: Could it have been better?
It was either the best deal that could have been reached given the political makeup of the House, Senate and White House, or it was a bad […]
How Biden can distance himself from Trump’s ‘politics of fear’
That President Joe Biden’s record on immigration is controversial is no surprise. Few issues divide Americans as much. But Biden has pulled off the unusual feat of […]
McCarthy declares victory, but Biden may be the real winner
by Carl P. Leubsdorf In announcing their compromise agreement to extend the debt ceiling and avert a potential economic catastrophe, both President Joe Biden and Speaker Kevin […]
Fixing student loan repayment plans
by Claudia Sahm Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona recently confirmed that student loan repayments would begin again later in 2023, delivering what is likely to be a […]