CHAREN: Undrained swamp by the Trump crew
I don’t know about you, but when I hear the phrase “drain the swamp,” I associate it with clean government, transparency, ethics and such...
HART: Trump: The mule Washington cannot tell what to do
When you grow up in Columbia, Tennessee, the “Mule Capital of the World,” you end up knowing a lot about mules. One thing you...
A SHARP LIFE: The cost of raising kids, batteries not included
Raising kids is an expensive proposition. How expensive? $233,610. Now, before you decide that I am just making things up or pulling numbers out...
ELDER: Race and sports: It’s not 1947 anymore. Let’s not pretend that it is
ESPN recently re-aired a three-part documentary about the long rivalry between two storied NBA basketball teams, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics,...
CHAPMAN: First-class travel is the least of Scott Pruitt’s sins
Trying to point out the mistakes, transgressions and failures of the Trump administration is like trying to load frogs into a wheelbarrow. For every...
NATIONAL VIEW: Trump’s infrastructure plan spends money the budget doesn’t have
By The Orange County RegisterWith the federal budget on track to hit deficits of $1 trillion a year, President Trump's long-awaited $1.5 trillion infrastructure...
CHAREN: Is Trump guilty, or does he just look guilty?
When absorbing news about the Mueller investigation, I can’t help thinking of Saddam Hussein. No, I’m not equating our president with the late Iraqi...
WILLIAMS: Will automation kill our jobs?
A recent article in The Guardian dons the foreboding title “Robots will destroy our jobs — and we’re not ready for it.” The article...
ELDER: What left-wing educators don’t teach during ‘Black History Month’
Apart from the bizarre notion that educators should set aside one month to salute the historical achievements of one race apart from and above...
CHAREN: Deny mass killers the attention they crave
An orgy of mutual disgust now greets every mass shooting in America. Liberals despise conservatives who, they predict, will offer only insipid “thoughts and...