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Opinion

What world’s richest country can’t afford

National Columnists

Undermining the principles that made America wealthy is no way to fix poverty. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently participated in a town hall. Sanders appears to be passing the socialist leadership torch to AOC. Don’t expect her to support collective ownership ...

Obama challenges Trump’s remap power grab

National Columnists

Friends who are frustrated by the current White House regime still ask me, “Where is Obama?” As if he might miraculously arise again in the political skies like Mighty Mouse singing, “Here I come to save the day!” Dream on, I point out. Having served two full terms, Obama has maxed ...

Nothing is guaranteed in this life

National Columnists

Last week, as I was going through my online news feeds, which included updates on the government shutdown, I came across several stories about furloughed federal workers and contractors standing in line at food banks in Maryland and the D.C. area. In Landover, Maryland, the lines were ...

America loves its sports betting

National Columnists

Terry Rozier of the Miami Heat has built a respectable NBA career, averaging about 20 points per game some years. In all likelihood, though, the Miami Heat point guard will now be remembered less for what he did on the court than as another data point in how runaway sports betting is ...

New Jersey, Virginia have similar trends

National Columnists

No two states voted more alike and closer to the national average in last year’s presidential election than the two states that have gubernatorial elections in this odd-numbered year: New Jersey and Virginia. New Jersey voted 51.8% for Kamala Harris and 45.9% for Donald Trump. Virginia voted ...

ND’s justice system locks citizens out of courts

Local Columnists

North Dakota’s Constitution guarantees openness. Article I, Section 9 promises that “all courts shall be open.” Article XI, Section 6 declares that “all records of public or governmental bodies … shall be public records, open and accessible for inspection.” Those words should ...