Parler, which describes itself as an unbiased, free-speech alternative to larger platforms like Facebook and Twitter, was kicked off Apple’s app store and the Google Play store […]
Guest Editorials
Here’s how we get answers about tower collapse
As searchers still comb through the wreckage of Champlain Towers South, we remain hopeful that survivors may yet be found alive. We recall stories of miracles amid […]
Justices choose compassion over hard-right politics
Only two of the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices said they would have been willing to hear arguments in a case involving a Virginia school district’s effort […]
Time to consider a new Federal Writers’ Project
There is no denying that America took it in the teeth with the COVID-19 pandemic and related financial crisis, a one-two combination that was disproportionate in its […]
Mo. leaders said COVID fight was socialist; state leads in new cases
The COVID-19 crisis isn’t over. We shouldn’t act as if it is. Yes, yes, we’re tired of masks and social distancing. At the grocery store, the movie […]
Fed agents to don body cams; all police should do it
In recent years, more and more police departments have been choosing to strap their officers with body cameras — a move that boosts transparency in an era […]
Cyber attacks demonstrate need for cybersecurity
The U.S. armed forces are widely considered the most formidable military force on the planet, the ultimate deterrent to foreign invasion and attack. However, there’s an invisible […]
When will Dems see McConnell as he really is?
So much for quaint notions of bipartisanship. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell this week bluntly admitted what should long have been obvious: He views partisan politics as […]
A Senate bill that can bridge the U.S. digital divide
Too many people across the country are left behind because they don’t have reliable, affordable access to the internet. But a bipartisan push to close this digital […]
Bibi & beyond: How Netanyahu molded Israel
Let it not be lost on Benjamin Netanyahu’s critics that Israel’s just-ousted prime minister leaves behind a thriving economy, with a tech sector envied by the world; […]
