Editorial cartoon for Tuesday, Jan. 10

Austin Bay: 2023’s strategic challenges: Introducing big debt

Communist China threatens the world. That said, America’s own structural debt is the biggest self-inflicted threat the U.S. faces.

Cal Thomas: Where have all the intellectuals gone?

How do we get them back? By starting in the schools with real ideas and concepts being taught by non-woke teachers, or in private schools, or the growing home school movement. Have students read the classics, the Constitution and Federalist Papers, instead of books promoting various cultural fads and political agendas.

Rich Lowry: The GOP is the self-loathing party

The fact is that an anti-authority spirit pervades a portion of the party, and the authority it opposes is that of its own side.

Bill Press: Burning down the House

A work in progress: the destruction of the House of Representatives as a serious, credible, legislative body — unraveling in the context of this week’s embarrassing attempt by House Republicans to elect a new speaker.

Editorial cartoon for Sunday, Jan. 8

Alicia Rea: Censuring mayor wouldn’t reflect transparent government

I was pleasantly surprised to see the Lewiston City Council table the resolution intending to silence the mayor during its Jan. 3 meeting. As a former city councilor, I sat through hearing all of the opinions of the membership of the 2018-2022 councils, including the three mayors I served under. During that time, a range […]

Steve Child: Santos embodies Republican nightmare, not American dream

Do people know that New York Congressman-elect George Santos considers himself the embodiment of the American Dream? Really now, I’ve read his story over and over and haven’t come across too much (actually very little) truth in his personal profile. Quite frankly, I would consider him the embodiment of the Republican nightmare. Shame on the […]

Clem Bechard: Political parties no longer matter

As of this letter I am no longer going to participate in the voting process. After what is unfolding for speaker of the House, it seems legislators care more for chairs they may be assigned to than the people they represent. Instead of hitting the ground running and getting rid of those Internal Revenue Service […]

Rich Lowry: ‘Yellowstone’ is not a show about race

In a culture that relentlessly boosts college degrees and other credentials, “Yellowstone” at its best is an oasis of a different way of looking at accomplishment and value.