When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and a half-century of settled abortion rights two years ago, Donald Trump said it would be bad for […]
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Why Trump’s politicking at Arlington should disgust every American
by Robin Abcarian Former President Donald Trump did something breathtakingly cynical, certainly immoral and probably illegal the other day. In other words, it was Monday. Trump used […]
Trump/RFK Jr. alliance is weird, but here’s how it might work
by Cynthia M. Allen In an election cycle that can only be described as stranger than fiction, things have just gotten impossibly weirder. Longtime Democrat-turned-independent candidate for […]
Tipping culture out of control
by Virginia Postrel If you left the U.S. for a summer vacation, you may have encountered a strange and refreshing custom: not tipping. Or at least not […]
Politicians are all ‘flip-floppers’
by Carl P. Leubsdorf When Kamala Harris first sought the presidency in 2019, she leaned left, backing Medicare for all, urging a ban on the oil recovery […]
Politicians struggle with ‘less is more’
Political candidates are fond of more — more votes, more campaign contributions, more media coverage, more time to talk and more words. Rarely does a politician subscribe […]
Some Teamsters joining the right team
How is it possible that the Teamsters still haven’t made an official presidential endorsement? Really, are they going to choose Donald Trump, who conned them into believing […]
Harris and Trump shouldn’t pander to crypto crowd
The good news is that business interests are getting support during an election year. The bad news is that the business is crypto. Less than two years […]
Aug. 25 letters to the editor
Name the Coliseum for the late Jerry West WVU Athletics has announced that they will honor the legacy of the great Jerry West throughout the 2024-25 athletic […]
Press reaction to Trump campaign email leak starkly different from 2016
by Lorraine Ali When emails from Hillary Clinton’s campaign were leaked just before the 2016 election, the news media breathlessly covered the October surprise as if they’d […]
