by Janie Forsyth McKinney In early 1961, I considered myself an unremarkable, shy seventh-grader except for the fact I made straight As, wore thick prescription glasses and […]
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We have met the enemy — and it’s us
by Martin Schram Historically, the most horrific attacks on America have come from half a world away. America’s enemies bombed U.S. navy ships at Pearl Harbor, collapsed […]
Why Hamas starts wars it always loses
by Eli Lake According to its exiled political leader, Hamas’ war strategy — if that’s the proper term for raining hundreds of randomly fired rockets on Israel […]
Would you pay thousands for a bar code?
by Margaret Wertheim Late last month, the white-hot world of NFT art was rocked by a contretemps. On Monday, April 26, Daystrom, a New York art collective, […]
Will Biden take care of the baby bust, too?
by Virginia Heffernan Maybe we should have seen it coming last spring. That’s when the Mayo Clinic laid down the law for singles in the dating game. […]
Voters reject school ‘cultural sensitivity’
by Cynthia M. Allen Southlake, near Fort Worth, Texas, is not the most unlikely place for a showdown over critical race theory. The Dallas-Fort Worth suburb is […]
Pay people to get the COVID vaccine
by Dahleen Glanton For a while, I was able to boast that I didn’t personally know anyone who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Then, I saw […]
2 elections: 2 parties’ strengths
by Carl P. Leubsdorf Every four years, a sparse array of local and state contests in the aftermath of a presidential election provides a challenge for politicians […]
2 views of Biden’s jobs plan
Good union jobs ahead under plan by Richard Trumka As President Joe Biden addressed a joint session of Congress recently, he highlighted a fundamental truth about his […]
GOP looks to oust Cheney
by Ramesh Ponnuru Liz Cheney, the Republican congresswoman from Wyoming, is likely to be dumped as chairman of the party’s House conference. That’s not because she recognized […]