July 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns
In a sharp deviation from what the Founders intended, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on July 1 that presidents enjoy absolute immunity from prosecution for official acts conducted in the execution of their duties, a precedent that dramatically expands the power of the nation’s highest office. Read story
July 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Barack Obama looms large, but less. Read story
July 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns
In the polls of Washington voters, it’ll come as no surprise that Democrats are ahead. Read story
July 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns
With the arrival of the summer travel season, airports and airlines are experiencing unprecedented passenger volumes, which means that most flights are filled or near capacity. This trend of higher passenger volume will not abate anytime soon. Read story
July 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns
If you don’t think the interest on the federal debt is a problem, try this quick exercise. Grab your pay stub for June and see how much you paid in federal income tax, then realize that over 75 percent of that was effectively your contribution to interest on the debt… Read story
July 22, 2024, 6:01am Columns
The initial impulse on reading Judge Aileen Cannon’s pseudo-scholarly 93-page dismissal of the classified documents case against Donald Trump is to list the legal errors and overreaches that demonstrate its brazenness and likelihood of being reversed. Read story
July 20, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Paying for health care in America is a complicated business. In recent years, the government has taken valuable steps to reduce the harm that unexpected medical bills and unscrupulous debt collectors inflict on consumers. But a newly proposed rule, which would strip all health care bills from credit reports, is… Read story
July 20, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Earlier this year, Escambia County, Fla., received national attention for banning over 1,600 books, the most by any single county in the entire country. If you’ve been following book-banning efforts, many titles on the list won’t surprise you. But these might: multiple editions of the dictionary, various encyclopedias, and “The… Read story
July 20, 2024, 6:01am Columns
‘I think if he is our nominee, I think we lose,” soon-to-be Sen. Adam Schiff said during a fundraiser last week, according to a recording of the event. “And we may very, very well lose the Senate and lose our chance to take back the House.” Read story
July 20, 2024, 6:01am Columns
I’m steering clear of news stories exploring the many conspiracy theories swirling around last week’s attempt to assassinate former President Trump. Read story
