EDITOR’S NOTE: Hoppy’s original commentary published Feb. 20. The House passed the tax cut on Feb. 22. This column has been lightly edited to reflect the bill’s […]
Opinion
Deepfakes will hijack your brain — if you let them
by F.D. Flam Realistic AI-generated images and voice recordings may be the newest threat to democracy, but they’re part of a longstanding family of deceptions. The way […]
5 things most likely to affect 2024 presidential election
by Carl P. Leubsdorf Almost every week, some headline development occurs that seems as if it could dramatically impact the 2024 presidential race, such as Donald Trump’s […]
How legislators can protect children
One of the good bills moving through the West Virginia Legislature is SB 474, to create a “critical incident review team” to examine when a child known […]
Would you expect a firefighter to run into a fire to save a frozen embryo?
by Robin Abcarian The bizarre decision handed down last week by the Alabama Supreme Court, which ruled that frozen human embryos are people too, is the reductio […]
Many Americans believe migrants bring fentanyl across the border. That’s wrong and dangerous
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The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 6
Good: HB 4223 — “that the Division of Corrections provide each probationer with physical copies of their birth certificate and Social Security Administration card upon release from […]
No, Trump does not equal Navalny
by Jonah Goldberg Alexei Navalny didn’t simply die. He wasn’t just murdered. He was tortured to death. It didn’t happen on the rack or mid-beating, but Vladimir […]
Joe Manchin moves on
In the end, Joe Manchin made up his mind quickly. The West Virginia senator is notorious for overthinking decisions and shifting views. That can frustrate those closest […]
Abortion access is popular. Legislators want to ban it entirely
There is a vocal group of extreme anti-abortion West Virginians, but despite their outsized presence in the Capitol’s halls, they are a statistical minority. Several polls show […]
