Last Thursday, Gov. Jim Justice made a spectacle of himself when he went on a five-minute rant disparaging Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin and her legitimate request for […]
Opinion
Take bipartisan action on Facebook
by Doyle McManus Facebook’s critics have long argued that the social media giant is bad for consumers, bad for children and bad for the country — a […]
Defining education down: Bars lowered, gifted programs gone
What is the greatest threat to educating children today? Is it COVID-19, or ignorance? I’m going for number two. There is growing evidence to back me up. […]
Democrats need to prioritize, not give fiscal evasions
As they prepare to spend $1.2 trillion on a bipartisan infrastructure deal, along with a vastly larger sum on a party-line social-policy bill, Democrats might be expected […]
Like many, I’ve had to ration my insulin
by Zoe Witt “Are you pregnant or hung over?” a colleague once asked as I exited the bathroom stall at work. After going three days without long-acting […]
Guest essay: Reduce the stigma — and the cost — around menstruation
by Alisa Clements Half of the world’s population shares a common experience: getting a period. But instead of treating menstruation as a normal, healthy bodily function, our […]
Let Abu Zubaydah testify about years of U.S. torture
Supreme Court justices appeared to agree on Wednesday that it’s time for the longest-held U.S. detainee at Guantánamo Bay to tell his story in court. The prisoner, […]
Good news got green-lighted at last
by Martin Schram We are reporting once again from the intersection of the news media, policy and politics. From here, we can see how and why government […]
The elite are unmasked. What about those who serve them?
by Tyler Cowen I am increasingly disturbed by what I call “mask apartheid.” If you have attended a conference or public event recently, you may have noticed […]
Goodbye Columbus Day, hello Indigenous People’s Day
On Oct. 1, two members of the Human Rights Commission, Don Spencer and Bonnie Brown, met with The Dominion Post Editorial Board to discuss the commission’s proposal […]