by Nicholas Goldberg When I was younger, I was sure that those of us whose politics lay to the left of center were the advocates of hope, the purveyors of […]
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The signs weren’t missed — they were ignored
As has been the case with so many other school shootings over several years, last week’s murder spree at Oakland High School in suburban Detroit might have been avoided if […]
Wake up, progressives: You’re lucky to have Kyrsten Sinema
Brian Murray knows just how fierce an opponent Arizona’s Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be. The Republican strategist saw his candidate lose to Democrat Sinema in their 2012 race for the […]
Are school districts that ‘defunded the police’ already regretting it?
by Nicholas Goldberg The idea of “abolishing” or “defunding” the police has always struck me as risky, to say the least, and not very well thought through. It has the […]
Guest essay: Coal still important globally
by Syd S. Peng Much of the world is now in the grips of an energy crisis. Economies coming back to life following the shock of the pandemic are driving […]
Bear grease’s cultural imprint still relevant thanks to Newcomb
ARKANSAS — Clay Newcomb is on a personal mission to explore things forgotten in a digital world that moves past people and experiences at the speed of light. He revels […]
America gets swindled yet again
Remember those “shovel-ready jobs” promised by the Obama-Biden administration in 2011? When many failed to appear after passage of this spending boondoggle, President Obama joked, “Shovel-ready was not as shovel-ready […]
Guest essay: Champion policies supporting medical innovation
by Nick Rahall Nowadays, it is easy to feel like the news is filled with partisan issues that only matter in Washington. However, many of these issues have very real […]
Democrats have to choose
by Steven Roberts Sen. Joe Manchin, the West Virginia Democrat who has thwarted many liberal aspirations, told CNN: “We can’t go too far left. This is not a center-left or […]
Winsome Sears: It’s not 1963
The significance of Virginia Lt. Governor-elect Winsome Sears’ victory cannot be overstated. But her victory is significant not only because she is a Black woman and the “first” of her […]
