The race for the U.S. Senate seat in West Virginia in 2024 is already underway. West Virginia Republican Second District Congressman Alex Mooney announced on Talkline Tuesday that he is […]
Tag: politics
Two recent victories for democracy
by Trudy Rubin It is fitting that the unexpected U.S. midterm election results emerged just as Russia formally announced its military withdrawal from the key Ukrainian city of Kherson. Chalk […]
Toxic Trump must leave the stage
Former president Donald Trump appears ready and eager to announce another run for president. Perhaps it should be on the grievance or revenge ticket. If he does announce on Tuesday, […]
The question that matters most after the midterms
by Clive Crook Democrats performed much better than expected in the midterm elections last week. I should concede at the outset that I was among those who expected (and hoped, […]
DeSantis moved Fla. from purple to red
by Ramesh Ponnuru Election Day ended with a lot of crucial races uncalled, and who controls the Senate may remain unknown for a long time — maybe not even until […]
The infuriating charge of ‘racism against white people’
Sometimes I wish white people could be Black. Not forever, mind you. Maybe for just a few weeks like John Howard Griffin, the author of “Black Like Me,” who darkened […]
What the election in Brazil can teach America
Brazil held a presidential election a couple weeks ago. Here’s how The Wall Street Journal reported the result: “Brazilians elected Luiz ‘Lula’ da Silva to the presidency again on Sunday, […]
Nov. 6 letters to the editor
Getting sick of dirty politics, attack ads Why is it that political ads have to be so nasty and hateful? I mean, what a person does in their private life […]
Contrary to rumor, Democrats are better at the economy
A gallon of regular gasoline that cost over $5 in June now goes for about $3.80. So let’s all thank Joe Biden for the lower gas prices. Little to do […]
Does our nation really need Republicans? Yes, more than ever
by John M. Crisp In his “Soul of America” speech, delivered at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall on Sept. 1, President Joe Biden distinguished between two types of Republicans: mainstream Republicans and […]
