Memorial Day is moment to grapple with hard truths about the military

Despite numerous racist restrictions on their enlistment, more than 1 million Black GIs served during World War II. "Jim Crow in uniform," however, tormented them constantly.

Froma Harrop: Economy may soon reveal who’s been swimming naked

When markets are booming, people who take unwise risks can still do OK. When conditions go south, those who invested or borrowed recklessly often find themselves exposed to financial trouble.

Rich Lowry: Kemp and Pence are GOP heroes

Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger had provoked Donald Trump's ire by refusing to indulge his delusions about the 2020 election or engage in any legally dubious maneuvers to change the result in Georgia, and they had felt the full fury of the White House and Mar-a-Lago.

Linn Wells championed the ‘real Memorial Day’ on May 30

Cal Thomas: What is U.S. foreign policy?

Somewhere between isolationism and intervention there must be a middle ground. Finding it is up to our leaders. Where are those leaders, and what is our foreign policy? Those questions had better be answered quickly, or the consequences from delay could be severe.

Austin Bay: Thoughts for Memorial Day 2022

For Memorial Day 2022 I find myself thinking about those 13 Americans who died in the 2021 Biden administration Afghanistan debacle. I honor their service and sacrifice.

Leonard Pitts Jr.: ‘Who will be the last to die?’

You think it’s hard asking a man to be the last to die for what you know is wrong? Try asking a child.

Rich Lowry: The big lie about Georgia voting has been exposed

The surge in the early vote in Georgia shows that all the smears about the state's new voting law, repeated by everyone from the president of the United States on down, were complete nonsense.

Laura Fralich: The Confederate flag is a symbol of hate and should not be in the New Gloucester Memorial Day parade

We must reject the Confederate flag and the racism and violence that is entrenched in its history. We must call for the removal of these symbols in our town if we are going to promote ourselves as a welcoming and inclusive community.

Froma Harrop: The pro-death state of Texas

There's a sick, cultural thing going on in places like Texas that equate ownership of assault-type weapons with manliness. In truth, give a killing machine to a 90-year-old woman in a wheelchair, and she could mow down a line of weightlifters.