The last time Blair’s seat was up, 2020, he earned 53% of the vote in the primary election to his far lesser known opponent’s 47 percent. That […]
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There’s no emergency response plan for this government crisis
by Kevin Frazier Has it ever struck you as odd that cavemen didn’t have fire departments? After all, they discovered fire, right? The absence of this emergency […]
Here’s what’s good about the W.Va. Legislature
The 2024 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature is underway, and let me confess now that I am a fan. You may think that is a […]
Banning gov’t officials from talking to Big Tech is no win for free speech
by Suzanne Nossel A couple weeks ago, a federal judge banned communications between large parts of the federal government and social media platforms. The case was brought […]
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 […]
Three practical presidential pledges
by James-Christian B. Blockwood Though the 2024 presidential general election is more than a year away, primary races have already begun. Early polling results tend to influence […]
Why I like public schools and, for that matter, the Post Office
by John M. Crisp I like public schools for the same reason that William Faulkner hated the Post Office. Before Faulkner became the great Southern novelist, he […]
Free speech, press need freedom of info
by Kevin Goldberg “The right to speak and the right to print, without the right to know, are pretty empty.” These are the words of Harold […]
Misplaced faith in big government
While most of the public and media attention the past two years has been focused on high prices and inflation, these issues take second place over the […]
Business the most trusted institution?
by Nicholas Goldberg You’d think that people would have learned their lesson after years of financial industry gimmickry, corporate tax avoidance and mistreatment of workers. You’d think […]