by Ramesh Ponnuru Conservatives who want an economic policy that supports parents have long been a minority faction within the Republican Party. In 2017, when Republicans were in the process […]
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As the man said, know when to fold ‘em
by Gene Lyons As far as I’m concerned, Joe Biden is a national hero: the savior of our democracy, and as decent a man as has ever occupied the Oval […]
Lock him up? What Biden could learn from Watergate
If the House Jan. 6 committee proceeds to its seemingly predetermined conclusion that Donald Trump incited the Capitol riot and tried to reverse the results of the 2020 election and […]
The left fringe almost always loses
It’s not just Republican voters who are defending a few honest members of their party against right-wing assault. Democrats have pushed back left-wing jihads against their moderates. Note the failure […]
The Republicans’ three-pronged strategy to win back the House
by Ramesh Ponnuru President Joe Biden’s job approval is lower than Barack Obama’s or Donald Trump’s at this point in their presidencies. Each of those predecessors saw his party lose […]
Sticks, stone and worse
Most people are familiar with the phrase “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” The incendiary rhetoric that has engulfed our political system has […]
‘Thin Blue Line’ stretched by violence
Last Friday, Nicholas County Sheriff’s Deputy Tom Baker was shot and killed, and Deputy Josh Ellison was wounded when they responded to a domestic dispute complaint in the Birch River […]
Future pain if inflation isn’t curbed
by Ramesh Ponnuru A consensus has formed that the Federal Reserve waited too long to start tightening money. Ben Bernanke, the former Fed chairman, has said so. Janet Yellen, another […]
Predictable commencement addresses
What comes to mind in the month of June? Weddings. Vacations (and how to pay for record high gas prices if you’re driving). Graduations. Time was when many commencement speeches […]
We must address guns but that’s not the only solution
by Cynthia M. Allen In the aftermath of a tragedy like the elementary school massacre in Uvalde, when emotions and egos are running high, few of us have much wisdom […]
