Now that college students are back on campus and classes are in full swing, let’s talk about campus carry — the shorthand for a slew of policies […]
Tag: culture war
Olympic boxer’s gender a manufactured controversy
by F.D. Flam When Italian boxer Angela Carini reported that she had “never felt a punch like that” after conceding to Algeria’s Imane Khelif 46 seconds after […]
What happened to the war on ‘woke’ and what we should’ve learned from it
by Jonah Goldberg This isn’t going to be more musing about whether America has reached “peak woke.” But that is part of the story. So let’s start […]
Regular session is over
What did we actually get? The 2024 legislative session is history and it appeared to be largely an act of Schadenfreude — that malicious pleasure some people […]
March 24 letters to the editor
Former ‘library kid’ will support levy in May I was a library kid instead of a latchkey kid. There was a 30-minute difference between the end of […]
Confessions of a former W.Va. Legislature fanboy
Back in January, I wrote a commentary in praise of the West Virginia Legislature. Here is what I said: “Let me confess now that I am a […]
Teachers aren’t happy. It’s not hard to see why
After reviewing some of the results from the West Virginia Education Association’s recent teacher survey, it’s easy to see why the Mountain State’s school system is struggling. […]
Proof teachers make a difference
Early this month, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development released the results of its triennial, global standardized test for 15-year-olds. More than half of the 81 […]
School board elections could make (or break) our democracy
by Julie Marsh, Pedro Noguera and Miguel Casar Rodriguez School boards across America are under attack. We have all seen the disruptions at school board meetings triggered […]
The problematic use of ‘problematic’ to shut down people with whom we disagree
by Robin Abcarian My first unpleasant encounter with the current meaning of the word “problematic” occurred a couple of years ago. I was mingling with some 20- […]