NATIONAL VIEW: Breaking the Biden age taboo
A pastime around our office in early 2021 was guessing when Democrats would begin to point out that President Biden was too old for...
GUEST VIEW: Price-control measures never work
By Nate Scherer
InsideSources.com
Last month, House leaders took a significant step toward giving the federal government the power to regulate gasoline prices by passing the...
THE IDLE AMERICAN: Uncle Mort on the prowl
My phone pulsated with excitement that could be attributed to my Uncle Mort’s recent spate of news, both good and bad.
I asked for the...
ELDER: Random satire
The California Highway Patrol denies a rumor that the prosecution dropped DUI charges against House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband. A spokesman said, “But if...
NATIONAL VIEW: The FDA is taking a historic step to reduce smoking deaths
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday made a decision of rare importance, concerning not a pandemic illness but the country’s leading cause of...
SULLUM: SCOTUS again upholds double prosecution and punishment for the same crime
The federal government prosecuted Merle Denezpi twice for the same crime. It also punished him twice: the first time with 140 days in a...
TEXAS VIEW: Texas must protect its mountain lions and ban footholds
A group of landowners and biologists is lobbying the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to manage mountain lion populations in the state. We hope...
CHAREN: It’s not what Trump knew, but what he had a responsibility to know
Watergate, whose 50th anniversary is upon us, is remembered for the question: "What did the president know and when did he know it?" But...
TONI SAYS: Medicare basics you need to know
By Toni King
Dear Toni:
I am a confused Baby Boomer who needs to make my Medicare decision in November when I turn 65. I do...
TEXAS VIEW: Long live Fairfield Lake State Park! No apology needed
When the construction equipment arrived last week at Fairfield Lake State Park — an 1,800-acre jewel in Freestone County, 90 miles southeast of Dallas...