by David A. Hopkins It’s a safe bet that President Joe Biden will use his State of the Union address to brag about his many policy accomplishments […]
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How do you win voters on gun control?
Meet them where they are — in front of the TV by George Skelton It is very rare that anything monumental gets done in America’s political system […]
Teach Black history — don’t ban it
by Tracey L. Rogers When Republican President Gerald Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976, he called on Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the […]
NewsGuard tested ChatGPT’s potential for misinformation
by Jim Warren The Oscar-nominated short film “An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It” could be the name for Silicon […]
Idea of raising retirement age is back
by Michael Hiltzik The people who are in the forefront of pushing Social Security “reform” by cutting benefits have gotten pretty good at hiding their intentions behind […]
Get ready for weaponization Olympics
by Gene Collier William Barr took another spin through the news cycle last week, and though it wasn’t anywhere near as uplifting as his star turn before […]
Winning GOP strategy in 2024: Back to business with immigration reform
by Neil Hare The recent GOP attacks on the business community, including its leading advocacy group the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, arguably contributed to a poor showing […]
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 […]
DeSantis gets colleges to vow not to teach things they weren’t teaching
by Scott Maxwell Florida has become the land of boogeymen — the place where politicians whip up fictional foes to stir hysteria among gullible followers and then […]
National discord not the norm as unity prevails in W.Va.
by Samantha Perry Where does it start? How does it stop? The madcap rash of violence that seems to be hopscotching across our nation brings one of […]