Given the ever-more extreme race to the right by Missouri’s Republican leaders lately, it was perhaps only a matter of time before one of them suggested the […]
Opinion
Christian nationalism hasn’t translated into successful governance
The subject of “Christian nationalism” has again appeared in our political life, establishing residence in the Republican Party. It is nothing new, though, having taken many forms […]
Kanye buys a little piece of free speech
It used to be that newspapers were the must-have baubles for wealthy ideologues. Now, social media platforms are becoming the trophy asset of choice for powerful individuals […]
DACA, Dreamers again in danger
Immigration is an issue fraught with multiple points of disagreement and one point where lawmakers on both sides of the aisle tend to agree: Unauthorized immigrants brought […]
Good news: NASA proves there’s a defense against killer asteroids
The stock market is dipping, inflation is on the rise and there is no end in sight to the war in Ukraine. But not all the news […]
Jan. 6 hearings were memorable even without many soundbites
What will we remember from the House hearings investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol? Certainly not partisan squabbling, because with just two Republicans opposed to […]
The ravages of long COVID are coming into focus
It’s becoming clearer that, even in the unlikely event that we somehow, someday manage to eradicate COVID-19 and its many variants, we can’t wipe clean the enormous […]
Welcome back, Lady Liberty
This week, after more than two-and-a-half years of COVID closure, visitors returned to the top of the Statue of Liberty, climbing the 146 winding steps up the […]
COLUMN: Smaller crowds should have WVU athletic director Shane Lyons on high alert
MORGANTOWN — It was sort of a subtle point made by Neal Brown late Thursday night, in the moments following West Virginia’s 43-40 victory against Baylor. He […]
The infamous ‘hot coffee’ lawsuit
She became the poster child for “stupidity needs a warning label” and “you can sue for anything nowadays.” You might have heard the story: A woman orders […]
