Articles filed under Commentary
-
For GOP, a rock star and a groupieMar 27, 2022 1:00 am - As he seeks to fill an opening U.S. Senate seat, Rep. Mo Brooks boasted he wanted "to fire Mitch McConnell," the Senate minority leader whom Brooks, an Alabama Republica...
-
Syndicated columnist Byron York: Long inflation and its political consequencesMar 27, 2022 1:00 am - While much of the political world focused on the confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, across town in Washington on Monday, the chairman ...
-
Straight from the Source: An uneasy, but so far calm, life in another former Soviet republicMar 25, 2022 5:15 am - The sun is back and the days are getting longer here in Estonia. However, a new darkness has descended in this part of the world. Of course, I am talking about Ukraine. ...
-
Guest columnist Arthur I. Cyr: Public policy, public health and moneyMar 25, 2022 1:00 am - The Federal Reserve Board of Governors has finally raised interest rates. On March 16, the central bank announced interest on reserve funds would be 0.4 percent. Bank cu...
-
Guest columnist Ralph Martire: Gas-tax holiday is not effective way to provide tax reliefMar 25, 2022 1:00 am - Inflation reached 7.9 percent last month, the highest point in 40 years. While many factors contributed to this spike, one in particular has drawn much public attention:...
-
Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Pelosi makes most of history every dayMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - What do you know for women's history month? March is going fast. Quick, when did women win the vote? "A Week in the Life of Speaker Pelosi" is my picture for the gallery...
-
Daily Herald columnist Jim Slusher: Making room for a broader letters forumMar 24, 2022 1:00 am - "Letters, we get letters. We get stacks and stacks of letters," went a jingle for a comedy bit on the old "Late Show with David Letterman." We get them here at the Daily...
-
Campus free-speech problems come down to cultureMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - We've all heard stories about university administrators cracking down on free speech. But free expression is suffering even without these enablers, and that should worry...
-
Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The impact of a trial by tweetMar 23, 2022 1:00 am - One year ago, a woman you'd never heard of takes to Twitter for the first and only time to tell her three followers that her former lover is a sexual predator. She takes...
-
Syndicated columnist Bonnie Jean Feldkamp: Prior authorization is part of what's wrong with our health care systemMar 22, 2022 1:00 am - If you've ever undergone a medical procedure, you've probably encountered prior authorization. It is the process your doctor must go through to determine what portion (i...