Jun 16, 2022
Are Joe Biden and Donald Trump really this the best this country can come up with?
May 23, 2022
At the moment, Russia is an easier target than China. Freedom, though, is contagious. Nothing would make the Chinese Communist rulers more nervous than sharing a border with a newly free and democratic Russia.
May 12, 2022
A problem with rights not written into law is that people may have widely varying views of them. Without legislative language, for example, one person’s idea of a right to an abortion may collide with another person’s view of a fetus or embryo having a "right to life."
Apr 25, 2022
Imagine how much less trouble there would be if Ukraine, the United States, and NATO or, for that matter Taiwan, were safe behind a missile defense shield that protected from Russian or Chinese missile attacks.
Apr 18, 2022
For aspiring Yale students hoping for financial-aid, for antipoverty organizations applying for Ford Foundation grants, and for New York State’s long-suffering taxpayers, the divestment comes at a cost.
Apr 7, 2022
It’s ironic to hear the complaints from Republicans about politically active corporations, because for most of the past decade-plus, those complaining the loudest about corporate participation in politics have been Democrats about gun manufacturers, oil companies and health insurance companies.
Mar 30, 2022
Now, like a sequel to a movie that wasn’t any good the first time around, a variation of the Biden-Wyden wealth tax is back for another try in the president’s latest budget.
Mar 24, 2022
Ukrainian nationalism survived the Stalin-imposed famine. It may yet withstand this latest Russian offensive. It is only the latest in the cruel history of Russia’s attempts "to solve its Ukrainian problem once and for all."