by Jonathan Bernstein Rep. Devin Nunes announced last week that he’s resigning at the end of the month to go to work for former President Donald Trump. […]
Tag: politics
Maryland voters send a warning shot to Democrats
Oldtown, Md. — this ancient colonial town nestled along the north branch of the Potomac River could not be more different from the upscale suburbs of Chevy […]
Is the rift between the public and the C-suites permanent?
During a visit to Hannibal, Mo., in 1882, Mark Twain wrote to his wife Olivia of the rush of sentiments he experienced returning to the town of […]
How did Dems become party of Eeyore?
by Nicholas Goldberg When I was younger, I was sure that those of us whose politics lay to the left of center were the advocates of hope, […]
Suspending the gas tax is a bad idea
by Karl W. Smith Some centrist Democrats in Congress are pushing for a suspension of the gasoline tax, on the federal and state levels, and it’s not […]
Dec. 5 letters to the editor
Downtown must have own warming shelter Monongalia Friends Meeting has a deep concern for our neighbors in Morgantown who are without shelter this winter. As Quakers, we […]
Wake up, progressives: You’re lucky to have Kyrsten Sinema
Brian Murray knows just how fierce an opponent Arizona’s Sen. Kyrsten Sinema can be. The Republican strategist saw his candidate lose to Democrat Sinema in their 2012 […]
Do we want politics to be ‘normal’?
by Robert A. George After five years of political, economic and social upheaval in America, this month has seen some hints of a return to normalcy. The […]
Right and left — political freeloaders are all around us
Political freeloaders. They are to the left of us. They are to the right. These are politicians who grandstand, who vote against their constituents’ interests, knowing that […]
What does it really mean for America to be ‘center-right’?
In an interview on CNN, Sen. Joe Manchin claimed the United States of America is a center-right country, politically speaking. He may have gotten this figure from […]
