Cal Thomas: She’s winsome, but also tough

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Published
September 4, 2022

Cal Thomas: She’s winsome, but also tough

The former Marine and Jamaican immigrant (she says her father arrived in America with $1.75 in his pocket) is now the second most powerful office holder in the state and the first female lieutenant governor. Winsome Sears can charm when necessary, but her boldness in discussing controversial issues reveals a backbone other Republicans should emulate.
Published
September 4, 2022

Judith Meyer: Recognize discrimination for what it is. Wrong

The power of the people — and of the press — is to push back and make it right for all people, regardless of skin color, where they were born, their abilities, their sexual orientation or their faith.
Published
September 3, 2022

Rich Lowry: Republicans can’t run and hide on abortion

The Republican Party only had about a half-century to prepare for the end of Roe v. Wade, yet is still scared and confused now that the late, unlamented decision is no longer with us.
Published
September 1, 2022

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Captain Florida the opportunist

Faster than you can say, “political hack,” Ron DeSantis ducked behind a handy mango tree. Moments later, gone was the mild-mannered governor of a great southeastern state. In his place, clad in the teal unitard and pink cape that strike terror in purveyors of compassion everywhere, stood ... Captain Florida!
Published
August 30, 2022

Cal Thomas: Will Gov. Youngkin be Number 9?

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin will campaign for several Republican congressional candidates this fall. It could be a warm-up for something greater. Eight previous presidents were Virginians. Could Youngkin be number nine?

Published
August 29, 2022

Beagles are in the news after decades as key players in medical research

Many I spoke with during the course of my research for a book on the history of the use of beagles in scientific research, especially within activist communities, predict an end to their use within one or two decades. Whether they are correct remains to be seen, but understanding our debt to beagles and their role in over a century of scientific discovery is as vital as ever.
Published
August 29, 2022

Biden’s debt relief plan will make American politics worse

It fails the test of horizontal equity, which requires that people whose circumstances are alike in relevant respects are treated the same. Picture two recent graduates, working similar jobs for the same pay. One worked her way through college to avoid getting into debt; the other borrowed to have an easier time. The plan gives the first nothing; it gives the second $20,000. Not only is that unjust, it also makes the more frugal student look a fool.
Published
August 28, 2022

Froma Harrop: It’s not easy to be green … in the desert

Over 40 million people rely on the stressed Colorado River for water. Water levels in the river's two big reservoirs, Lake Powell and Lake Mead, are at historic low levels. Meanwhile, the other source that has provided water forever, underground aquifers, are drying up. Climate change and growing populations are making shortages worse.
Published
August 28, 2022

Cal Thomas: Revisiting the flat tax

The flat tax would eliminate the class envy argument, abolish the hated Internal Revenue Service, and put more money in the pockets of people who earn it, instead of sending greater amounts to the government, which only knows how to spend and misspend it.
Published
August 28, 2022

Elliott Epstein: How the Espionage Act could be Donald Trump’s undoing

Given the mortal sins committed by Trump during his presidency, the filching of some public papers may not seem like a big deal. But it might be the one he can't get away with.

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