THE IDLE AMERICAN: When fun-poking gets serious
The memory is lodged in my brain’s recesses, as closely as mistletoe clings to mesquite trees. Our parents—neither with educational opportunities beyond high school—provided...
ROMANO: Trump’s presence bolsters Republican party
There is no question that without former President Donald Trump’s endorsement, Dr. Mehmet Oz would not be locked in a too close to call...
THE ECONOMIST: Shot in the arm
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (“ARPA-H”) was recently established as a new federal agency with the mission of transforming health research and...
TRAVEL TROUBLESHOOTER: My Allstate Rewards gift card didn’t work on my Princess cruise
By Christopher Elliott
David Marsh’s Allstate Rewards gift card doesn’t work on his Princess cruise. Each side is blaming the other. Is there a way...
NATIONAL VIEW: Now is the time to ban new gas hookups
Appliances are not as obvious polluters as power plants or diesel trucks, but the gas-fueled stoves, water heaters, furnaces and clothes dryers that predominate...
NATIONAL VIEW: New York’s Democratic jerrymander
Gerrymandering is an old enough practice that it was named for a Founding Father, Elbridge Gerry, but henceforth in New York it should be...
TEXAS VIEW: East Abilene bridge should be made presentable for annual MLK march
The carcass of a crushed animal still layed between lanes on the westbound side of Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge on Wednesday, Jan....
The gap between Biden’s promises and his performance
At Joe Biden’s Wednesday press conference, a reporter cited a list of recent misfortunes before asking mournfully: “Did you overpromise to the American public what you could achieve in your first year in office?”
NATIONAL VIEW: COVID-19 is surging again
The terrible year of 2020 ended with a glimmer of hope. While the United States and California were in the grip of the worst...
ESTRICH: Attack on Paul Pelosi hurts our democracy
Police are calling it a “targeted attack.”
Why would someone target Paul Pelosi?
Easy, right. Does anyone doubt the reason?
The hard question is not why he...