Stop masquerading propaganda as news Campaign sleight of hand comes in many forms. Illinoisans are learning more about a particularly deceitful stratagem called Local Government Information Services […]
Opinion
American democracy is broken
by Clive Crook A lot can happen between now and next year’s election, but President Joe Biden’s decision to run and former President Donald Trump’s barely diminished […]
Celebrate Derby Day!
Today, millions of Americans will watch the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs — the longest continuously held major sporting event in U.S. history. In […]
Sen. Capito is right: Emergency mental health care needs help
We may not always see eye-to-eye with Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, but we wholly agree with her that emergency mental health care needs reform, and we applaud […]
President Biden’s age is a non-issue
by Gene Lyons Despite my own advanced age, I have relatively little to say about Joe Biden’s. If I were in his shoes, I’d accept the thanks […]
The knowns and unknowns of W.Va.’s Senate race
We are more than a year away from the West Virginia primary election and a year-and-a-half before the 2024 general election, but the political chatter in the […]
Crypto is still a mess. A crackdown would do it good
U.S. regulators appear to be on a collision course with crypto. Sometime soon, many issuers and intermediaries could be forced out of business or at least out […]
How comment section trolls took over the Republican Party
by Jonah Goldberg Is the GOP becoming a dysfunctional chatroom? In economics, Gresham’s law on currency markets holds that “bad money drives out good.” That same […]
21 isn’t too young to properly handle classified documents
Online, Jack Teixeira played the hotshot. The Massachusetts Air National guardsman, now accused of leaking valuable military intelligence, regaled his chat group pals about the juicy top-secret […]
Are May primaries the perfect time for city elections?
Elections are still on our minds, with Morgantown’s council election just last week and Westover’s recent announcement it intends to move the town’s municipal election to coincide […]
