November 22, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the gender disparity in romantic relationships has grown even wider, driven by the changing household needs that came with school cancellations, disrupted child care, lockdowns and the transition to working from home. Trends in family dynamics can be hard to track, but this tectonic shift… Read story
November 22, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Economists tell us that the current high rate of inflation is not forever. And it’s not all bad, certainly not for workers whose rising wages play a part in the climbing prices. How seriously Americans are taking it may be reflected in this Wall Street Journal headline: “Retail Sales Rose… Read story
November 21, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Claiming territory like a conquering army, a vast desert is on the march. It swallows small towns, suburbs and the wide expanses of farmland in between. Art Cullen is determined to beat back the tumbleweeds. Read story
November 21, 2021, 6:01am Columns
The U.S. Senate should promptly approve President Joe Biden’s nominations to the Federal Communications Commission. Read story
November 21, 2021, 6:01am Columns
It is my first time traveling since the pandemic – my first plane ride, my first trip in from the airport, my first hotel stay. It feels like a big deal. I – who flew across the country every week for years – am scared. Of what, I don’t know. Read story
November 21, 2021, 6:01am Columns
“Many of the great disasters of our time have been committed by experts,” economist Thomas Sowell once said. Looking at the way prices are rapidly rising across the U.S. economy, it’s hard not to think of his words. Read story
November 20, 2021, 6:01am Columns
The University of Austin, a new academic institution created by a group of donors and intellectuals unhappy about the increasingly left-wing tilt of Anglophone academia, was unveiled last week. Many faculty at existing universities, including several who are not especially left-wing, were unimpressed. Read story
November 19, 2021, 6:01am Columns
The Nazis are coming. Read story
November 17, 2021, 6:01am Columns
Political freeloaders. They are to the left of us. They are to the right. These are politicians who grandstand, who vote against their constituents’ interests, knowing that their tougher colleagues will do the hard work. Read story
November 16, 2021, 6:01am Columns
From the earth-shaking way the breaking news was reported last week, many may have thought the world had suddenly tilted — and its axis now runs directly through Glasgow, Scotland. Read story
