Today is Tuesday, democracy's favorite day. There's a lot to talk about in that word. Primaries are upon us. The national news media, especially The Washington Post, can't get the story straight about former President Donald Trump's sway in the midterms. Barely a week ago, Trump's ...
There are no adjectives that can accurately describe the gruesome act committed by 18-year-old Salvador Ramos at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. He killed 19 children and two teachers. "Evil" is about as close as it gets. President Biden and some fellow Democrats predictably called ...
In this administration, it's always someone else's fault. Inflation is now the No. 1 concern of voters, so the White House first blamed COVID. Then Donald Trump's tax cuts. Then Vladimir Putin. Then meatpackers and the poultry industry, Big Oil and pharmaceutical companies. Now, Democrats ...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said his decisive win on Tuesday had everything to do with focusing on the concerns of Georgia voters and not getting stuck on past grievances, no matter whether they came from former President Donald Trump, Stacey Abrams, or the corporations that sought to punish ...
Two more Caribbean authors and a few final cups of coffee and tea; first in Puerto Rico, thence back to Trinidad. He is best known as a statesman and politician, but Puerto Rico's first elected governor, Luis Munoz Marin, was also a gifted writer (in English and in Spanish). While his poems ...
I’ve written so many Memorial Day remembrances over the years that one might ask: What is there left to say? Plenty. Yes, this is the day to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in defense of their country. It’s also the time to bring close to our hearts the family and friends of ...
