Former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, who served Illinois’ 11th Congressional District and later the 16th from 2011 to early this year, is one of the Republican Party’s […]
Guest Editorials
Investigation into Justice Thomas is clearly warranted
In addition to the lavish trips previously reported, ProPublica has now revealed that, in 2014, right-wing billionaire Harlan Crow bought a Savannah house and lots part-owned by […]
Afghanistan report sugar-coats Biden, Trump catastrophe
The Biden administration admits to having made some mistakes — some — in its withdrawal from Afghanistan, but the admission doesn’t come close to acknowledging the catastrophe […]
U.S.’s Achilles heel
This week marks 10 years since unknown assailants attacked a power substation in Metcalf, Calif., that continues to serve as a harbinger about the vulnerability of the […]
Secret perks for Thomas undermine integrity of SCOTUS
A bombshell report in ProPublica reveals that almost every year for two decades plus, a billionaire Republican donor has taken U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas on […]
McCarthy does it right in meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who doesn’t always speak for America, did so with moral clarity when he met visiting Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen last week along with […]
Disney strips DeSantis of his fairytale ending
Gov. Ron DeSantis has spent months boasting about his victory over a “woke” corporation after demanding the state Legislature yank the Reedy Creek Improvement District from Walt […]
Follow the facts, not the rhetoric, in Trump case
Donald Trump, who has shattered nearly every political precedent, is now the first ex-president to be indicted. The charges, which are thought to be focused on an […]
Teachers the target of a school shooter — and the GOP
In the past week, America has pondered two news stories involving schools, one tragic, the other cynical. Last Monday, an attacker shot and killed three children and […]
Congress scapegoats TikTok, but it’s no worse than others
TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew did not have a successful appearance before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday. He did not assuage skeptical members […]
