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Opinion

Chaos usually sign changes are underway

National Columnists

Here's a scenario from California that would be hard for even a Hollywood screenwriter to come up with. This is a state generally seen to lean heavily to the political left. Its congressional delegation — the largest in the country — stands at 52 House members, of whom 46 are ...

Some like their electric cars

National Columnists

Gasoline prices have surged to their highest levels since the COVID-19 pandemic and it has me feeling pretty good about my electric vehicle purchase. I know that utility prices are also on the rise, but being able to plug my car in at home instead of paying horrid prices at the pump has ...

National voter list creates unnecessary burden

Letters to the Editor

North Dakota is the only state in the country without voter registration, which makes Trump's order on creating a national voter list very concerning. States don’t keep a list of voters ahead of time. They generally verify eligibility when people show up, and it’s worked for a long time ...

What kind of democracy is this?

National Columnists

When the Bill of Rights was being crafted in the House of Representatives, it was left to James Madison to articulate the values that would provide an insulation between government negating freedom and the inalienable rights of all persons. The right to worship freely, the freedom of ...

Quiet crisis of manhood

National Columnists

We are living through a quiet but consequential redefinition of manhood — one shaped not by wisdom, responsibility or lived experience but increasingly by noise, performance and profit. A growing segment of voices, amplified across social media, promotes a hollow version of ...

Radical Islamists mean what they say

National Columnists

In the Western world, there's a weird naivety festering throughout our society, rooted in the notion that evil simply doesn't exist. Thanks to multiculturalism, intersectionality, equity and any other combination of leftist buzzwords, we have the bizarre impression that the world is ...