by Karl W. Smith Presidential administrations never stay the same from beginning to end. Top personnel come and go for various reasons, and we seem to be […]
Opinion
We owe them much better than this
Joe Engel died last week. It’s unlikely you will know the name, especially if you don’t live in Charleston, S.C., his hometown since 1949. Joe never wrote […]
Love languages can help you find the perfect gift
If you read the newspaper Thanksgiving morning, you may have seen the article, courtesy of WVU Today, about people’s gift-giving habits: “Research shows holiday shoppers often don’t […]
Clarence Thomas’ Jan. 6 conflicts of interest are showing again
by Jackie Calmes Amid all the attention recently to “Trumpty Dumpty’s” do-over presidential candidacy, the midterm elections and Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s semi-farewell, one bit of Washington news […]
Biden’s misplaced emphasis on one gun
We now know at least one of the priorities of the Biden administration during the remaining weeks Democrats control the House of Representatives. The president says he […]
The elections are over, but foreign meddling isn’t
A top Russian oligarch and ally of Vladimir Putin openly stated his country has engaged in U.S. election meddling and would continue doing so in future elections. […]
Russia’s mass abductions are genocide
by Andreas Kluth We can unearth the mass graves left in Ukraine by retreating Russian troops. We can talk to the Ukrainian survivors of rape and torture, […]
The world should pressure the Taliban to allow girls an education
by Metra Mehran and Natalie Gonnella-Platts The student is a woman majoring in computer science at a private university in Afghanistan, but since the Taliban retook control […]
In diplomacy with Saudi Arabia, cheap oil is louder than justice
When President Joe Biden screws up, he deserves to be called out just like any other American president. He had already generated considerable controversy with his hat-in-hand […]
The revolutionary clarity of the ‘Ejaculate Responsibly’ movement
by Robin Abcarian Last week, the investigative website ProPublica posted a fascinating story based on the leaked recording of a National Right to Life webinar designed to […]