The new Blowhard-in-Chief
Fri, 06/10/2022 - 12:00am
The president of the United States is a blowhard — again.
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Uvalde native McConaughey visits White House to push for stricter gun laws, mental health reform
Fri, 06/10/2022 - 12:00am
Actor Matthew McConaughey, a Uvalde native, called for bipartisan action on mental health reform, stricter gun legislation and consequences for people who violate gun laws in his appearance at the White House on Tuesday.
Don’t be penny-wise on Ukraine
Fri, 06/03/2022 - 12:00am
Populist critics have gone after the new $40 billion in aid to Ukraine hammer and tongs. Donald Trump has complained that we are sending billions to Ukraine “yet America’s parents are struggling to even feed their children.” Republican Sen. Josh Hawley calls the assistance “unfocused globalism.”
History suggests attention on gun policy will fade well before the November elections
Fri, 06/03/2022 - 12:00am
Time is the enemy. A week has passed since 21 people were murdered in an elementary school in Uvalde, an atrocity still at the center of public and private attention and concern.
Don’t weaponize demographic change
Fri, 05/27/2022 - 12:00am
The horrific massacre in Buffalo, New York, has created a debate about the “great replacement theory,” the rancid theory adopted by white supremacists that Jewish people are conspiring to destroy the influence of white Americans by importing non-white immigrants.