Clarence Page: Justice dies when politicians turn vigilantism into a campaign stunt

Columns & Analysis

Published
May 21, 2023

Clarence Page: Justice dies when politicians turn vigilantism into a campaign stunt

New York’s justice system must decide whether Daniel Penny was criminally “reckless” or just trying to help. The system needs to seek justice, not just revenge.
Published
May 21, 2023

Froma Harrop: America needs both parties to secure the border

Democrats have started, and Republicans are invited.
Published
May 21, 2023

Austin Bay: South Korea bets arsenal ships will give North Korea and China second thoughts

Take a very large but comparatively inexpensive civilian commercial ship. ... Now pack the ship with vertical launchers and several hundred long- and mid-range missiles capable of destroying enemy shore targets and perhaps enemy surface ships. Add short-range air and missile defense weapons and presto, enormous sea mobile firepower bang for the buck.
Published
May 21, 2023

Elliott Epstein: Expect a bumper crop of McMansions in Auburn’s ag zone

Auburn appears to be heading towards making its AG Zone “agricultural” in name only.
Published
May 21, 2023

Cal Thomas: Biden vs. Coolidge at Howard

These two commencement addresses at Howard University — one from President Biden, the other from President Coolidge — sound as if they could have been reversed. Biden’s speech might have been more fitting in 1924 and Coolidge’s in 2023. One was full of praise and optimism about the future and the value of African Americans; the other was depressing and invoked a false indictment of America from a president who ought to know better.

Published
May 21, 2023

Rich Lowry: Daniel Penny wasn’t a vigilante

What progressives are doing is taking praise for someone who stepped up in a difficult circumstance and twisting it into something perverse, dangerous and racist.
Published
May 20, 2023

Bob Neal: The Countryman: More than just a building with a bell

A lot more dies when a church closes than just a house in which a few people pray every week.
Published
May 20, 2023

Clarence Page: Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ‘holistic’ ideas got him elected. Can they be enacted?

Johnson’s victory marks a big win against what he calls the “false choice” of “lock ’em up” versus a “holistic” approach to crime-fighting. For him, the holistic approach has won. Now we’ll see how he does in the minefields of the City Council to get his reforms funded.
Published
May 20, 2023

Froma Harrop: Donald Trump is not our type, believe me

The Trump rally promoted by CNN (but paraded as a "town hall") included the inevitable references to the former president's piggish remarks about women.
Published
May 20, 2023

Veronica Raussin: Veterans struggling with addiction need our support

Many veterans struggle with substance use disorders. According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, over 3.9 million veterans have a substance use disorder or mental illness. Substance use disorders significantly increase suicidality among veterans ages 18 and older. Suicidal thoughts and behaviors are common among veterans ages 18 to 49.

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