Hawaii charges tourists a variety of taxes and fees. It may soon add a $25 climate tax visitors would pay when they check into a hotel or […]
Opinion
Preserving green space as the city continues to grow
As a relatively small-but-growing city, Morgantown now faces the same problems previously faced by bigger cities — which were once small-but-growing cities, too. Growth requires development: commercial […]
Why Trump’s politicking at Arlington should disgust every American
by Robin Abcarian Former President Donald Trump did something breathtakingly cynical, certainly immoral and probably illegal the other day. In other words, it was Monday. Trump used […]
The Harris-Walz interview
In television, the first thing you notice is what you see, not what you hear. It’s called optics and in the CNN interview with Vice President Kamala […]
States get federal judge to endanger mixed-status couples
Texas Federal Judge J. Campbell Barker, appointed by Donald Trump in 2019, has frozen a Biden administration policy that could have helped some half-million undocumented spouses of […]
Don’t believe Trump’s politicking about Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal
by Daniel R. DePetris Three years ago, the U.S. military was at Kabul’s international airport frantically organizing evacuation flights out of Afghanistan as the Taliban returned to […]
Trump/RFK Jr. alliance is weird, but here’s how it might work
by Cynthia M. Allen In an election cycle that can only be described as stranger than fiction, things have just gotten impossibly weirder. Longtime Democrat-turned-independent candidate for […]
Rents plummet after Argentina drops rent control
The evidence against rent control is vast and continues to pile high. The latest example comes from Argentina. In 2020, Argentina faced rapidly rising rental costs, just […]
History behind John Lewis monument
by Bill Torpy If you’re talking about seismic events in American history, like the civil rights movement and the Civil War, then it’s time to unearth William […]
Harris and Trump both call for unity. Here’s why they’re wrong
by Jonah Goldberg The single most abused, misused and misunderstood word in American politics is “unity.” All presidential candidates vow to unite Americans. Nearly every pundit and […]
