Austin Bay: Taiwan arms for war — if deterrence fails

If Taiwan becomes a concrete porcupine — with trained soldiers, modern weapons and reinforced bunkers supported by air and sea assets delivering sea mines and missile strikes — Beijing will never take the island.

Clarence Page: MAGA was only the beginning of Mitt Romney’s worries

“A very large portion of my party,” Romney tells McKay Coppins of The Atlantic, “really doesn’t believe in the Constitution.” That’s why he spends $5,000 a day since the insurrection on private security for his family, Romney said.

Cal Thomas: British to be forced to drive electric

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, after first announcing a mandate requiring all fossil fueled vehicles sold in the UK after 2030 to be electric, succumbed to pressure from the Conservative Party and within his own government and announced Wednesday a delay until 2035. His goal remains net zero by 2050.

Froma Harrop: If she said, he should also be able to say

In 2018, Yale University held a disciplinary hearing at which a female student told her story of allegedly being raped after a Halloween party but couldn’t be questioned back.

Editorial cartoon for Sunday, Sept. 24

Clarence Page: Yes, Black parents like school choice too

It has become a grand tradition in journalism and politics to uncover a high-profile official who is responsible for public schools, yet — oops! — puts their own offspring in a private school.

Michael Boom: Pregnancies require responsibility from both parties

Over 3 million pregnancies are unintended in America each year. How can one call it a mistake when people are only being fruitful and multiplying? For we are commanded from Day One to do exactly what we are doing. Whether it was intended or not, lives don’t just happen willy nilly, they are created from […]

Daniel Campbell: Staples offers steadfast, genuine commitment to Auburn

Dana Staples is running for an at-large seat on the Auburn City Council. He is looking to continue his steadfast and genuine commitment to Auburn citizens. I am writing to support Dana having the opportunity to continue to lead Auburn with his outstanding character and integrity. I have known Dana for close to 20 years […]

Deanne Danforth: Trump is not protecting us, he’s protecting himself

Donald Trump’s not going through anything for anyone but himself. He’s not protecting anyone. It’s his own fault for not obeying the law which is America’s Constitution. He wants to terminate the Constitution he vowed to defend if elected president again. He claims the legal system holding him accountable will stop his followers from being […]

William Phillips: Dems doing more than GOP for America’s future

If state Rep. Mike Soboleski — who is running next year against U.S. Rep. Jared Golden — wants the America he grew up in, he should be supporting higher taxes for the wealthy, better wages for working people, affordable health care, affordable housing and affordable education. No one has solved the immigration “problem” since the […]