Rich Lowry: The miracle of bugs

Edward O. Wilson, the Harvard biologist who has died at age 92, is most famous for his contributions to evolutionary biology, but he built his career on ants.

Froma Harrop: The Biden economy happens to be glorious

As Bloomberg summed it up, "America's economy improved more in Joe Biden's first 12 months than any president during the past 50 years."

Oliver North and David Goetsch: New Year’s Resolutions for 2022

Opportunity abounds in 2022. We see a resurgence of the character, strength and essential ideals for those of us who believe in the values of America's founders. Those seeking the destruction of our constitutional republic will howl if We the People reengage in governing our great nation at every level.

Cal Thomas: No peace or goodwill

Peace on Earth and goodwill to men this time of year seems increasingly absent in diverse places. In America the noble objective seems to have long ago left the U.S. Capitol, where too many Members of Congress are as divided and angry at each other as ever.

Rich Lowry: There never was a Republican death cult

The omicron wave should finally put paid to the perfervid fantasy, a staple of center-left thinking, that the coronavirus is somehow primarily a red state phenomenon, fueled by Republican recklessness and heartlessness.

Who’s left out when Democrats talk about the ‘dignity of work’?

Is there a path forward for Democrats that navigates the conflict between the interests of workers and the interests of the poor without sacrificing the party's historic commitment to both?

To keep our country safe, we need a national Cyber Academy. Think of it as West Point for technology defense.

Without an urgent strategic investment in strengthening our federal cyber workforce, we risk ceding global leadership to our competitors and falling behind on our ability to protect and advance our national interests. As it stands, we are not fully prepared to face the challenges and seize the opportunities ahead.

Paying tribute to some of Maine’s titans as we finish 2021

Rep. Randall Greenwood: COVID is serious; so am I

Sometime in the future, we will know how it developed, what it did, and how it was ultimately defeated. Until then, we should all make the best decisions we can, and try to ensure that societal response to the coronavirus is not worse than the virus itself.

Cal Thomas: Testing, testing

There is a better way to approach this than to make test kits available to everyone, because not everyone needs or wants them. As with the initial rollout of vaccines, make the kits available first to the most vulnerable. Their names are on a list. That list is called Medicare. Allow older people and those with underlying health conditions to go to the head of the line.