by Elizabeth Cavell Long after he leaves office, Donald Trump’s religious right-wing takeover of the federal courts will continue to damage our Constitution. Over the past four […]
Opinion
The bill no one read: What’s even in the omnibus legislation?
Under normal circumstances, we would lambast our elected officials for pushing through a 5,593-page piece of funding legislation before anyone really had time to read it. Confusion […]
COLUMN: Northeastern had no shot against Derek Culver, Oscar Tshiebwe and No. 9 West Virginia needs more of that moving forward
COMMENTARY MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — Before the game was even three minutes old, Derek Culver was already on pace for a 74-point night, the result of his […]
Biden’s climate change litmus test
by Cal Thomas From the looks of President-elect Joe Biden’s selections for cabinet positions and other high offices it seems belief in “climate change” has become a […]
We know how Boris Johnson’s movie ends
by Therese Raphael Now we know how this movie ends. “Brexit means Brexit,” Theresa May declared in those electric but mystifying opening scenes after the referendum back […]
What you missed in the holidaze
Welcome to the holidaze — that limbo between Christmas and New Year’s when the first round of holiday hangover hasn’t quite worn off and no one has […]
Despite threats, Iran not looking for war with America
by Eli Lake Ever since a U.S. missile killed Iran’s most important general almost a year ago, the regime has been vowing revenge, with the latest threat […]
What went wrong with vaccine trials
by Faye Flam If there’s a common theme in the errors of the U.S. response to COVID-19, it’s been the astounding amount of squandering. Our leaders squandered […]
No surprise: Alex Padilla picked for U.S. Senate seat
California Gov. Gavin Newsom made a wise, if not terribly surprising, choice last Tuesday in appointing Secretary of State Alex Padilla to serve the remaining two years […]
Dec. 27 letters to the editor
Phase out personal income tax responsibly Recent political discussion topics have encompassed the policy proposal from state legislators to abolish the personal income tax in West Virginia. […]