On Sunday, Nov. 14, Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) posted to Twitter and Instagram a video created by his campaign that depicted him committing violence against fellow representative […]
Opinion
Thanks to gerrymandering, GOP can continue to behave abominably
by Jackie Calmes House Republicans began the year with nearly two-thirds of them voting against ratifying Joe Biden’s election. In doing so, they allied with the insurrectionists, […]
America gets swindled yet again
Remember those “shovel-ready jobs” promised by the Obama-Biden administration in 2011? When many failed to appear after passage of this spending boondoggle, President Obama joked, “Shovel-ready was […]
Democrats are coddling the rich. They shouldn’t
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch has long argued that Democrats should leave in place a cap on deductions that wealthy taxpayers can claim based on their state taxes […]
Attention, inflation skeptics: Holiday shoppers are talking to you
by Michael R. Strain The robust pace of U.S. consumer spending looks at first glance like evidence that inflation isn’t hurting a resilient U.S. economy. And that’s […]
Kyle Rittenhouse is also a victim
by John M. Crisp Kyle Rittenhouse is 18 years old. On Aug. 25, 2020, when Rittenhouse killed two men during a night of civil unrest in Kenosha, […]
Rittenhouse case underscores why national age floor needed for guns
Since 1984, the nationwide legal drinking age has been 21 for good reasons. Young people’s brains are still developing, which affects their judgment and cognitive abilities. That, […]
Grown kids still stuck at home?
by Justin Fox When the pandemic hit last year, young adults moved back in with their parents in a big way. Now the share of 18-to-29-year-olds living […]
A chronological feed wouldn’t fix Facebook’s problems
by Cathy O’Neil There’s been a lot of discussion, since the Facebook Files were leaked, about how to repair the social media platform. A lot of this […]
Can weed save W.Va.?
On Nov. 12, West Virginia introduced its first medical cannabis dispensary: Trulieve Medical Cannabis Treatment Center opened its doors in Sabraton, with plans for sister stores to […]