To the Honorable Clarence Thomas, associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States: Dear Sir: Have you ever met your wife? Yes, it’s an impudent […]
Opinion
Unsafe intersection needs immediate, interim solution
The wheels of bureaucracy are known to turn slowly, but when it comes to potentially severe bodily harm, the wheels must turn faster. Nearly six months ago, […]
The race to save Ukrainian culture
by Flynn Coleman In the first few days after Russia invaded Ukraine, Lilia Onyshchenko was hastily directing teams of workers throughout Lviv’s Market Square, which dates to […]
Why choose Mother’s Day weekend to picket justices’ homes?
Irony doesn’t begin to explain why pro-choice activists chose Mother’s Day weekend to picket the homes of Justice Brett Kavanaugh and Chief Justice John Roberts, who appear […]
Sealing criminal records of more former offenders is the right move
For too many Pennsylvanians, a criminal record from decades ago can be the primary obstacle separating them from a job, a livelihood, and a chance at a […]
What’s not going to happen if Roe falls
by Ramesh Ponnuru Since someone leaked a draft of the Supreme Court’s opinion in this year’s big abortion case, two questions have emerged about the scope of […]
Masks remain an essential tool to protect against COVID
by Mia Ives-Rublee In his recent article in The Atlantic, Ed Yong posed a poignant question: “What does society owe immunocompromised people?” During the massive surge in […]
Heat pumps can save Ukrainians from Putin, rest of us from climate change
by Jacques Leslie Heat pumps aren’t usually considered war-fighting materiel, but these heating-and-cooling appliances could be almost as crucial to the defense of Ukraine as anti-tank and […]
GOP lawmakers looking to punish election officials
It’s no secret that Republican state legislatures are working overtime to alter election laws in ways to twist American democracy to their favor. Having imposed rules that […]
Don’t thank Trump; this Supreme Court cataclysm is all Mitch
by Gene Collier The architect of this fresh American madness should take his rightful bows today, deep and from the waist, and it’s not Donald Trump, whose […]