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We shouldn’t take the right to vote for granted

Susan B. Anthony once said, 鈥淪omeone struggled for your right to vote. Use it.鈥滱nthony fought for the right of women to vote in the 19th century, and didn鈥檛 live long enough to see that right guaranteed across the United States in 1920. The expansion of voting rights across two-and-a-half ...

Cheers & Jeers

<strong>Cheers:</strong> The recent passage of a bill aimed at protecting those who drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike should bring drivers a bit of relief. Passed by the state House and state Senate, the bill forces the state鈥檚 Turnpike Commission to notify ...

Two blows in one night to democracy

How social is social media?Elon Musk, Twitter鈥檚 new owner, gives a clear answer to that question. Musk made the platform 鈥 a public square 鈥 his own boiling cauldron of hate just in time for Halloween.Double blows to American democracy occurred overnight, within hours of each other. It ...

Putin’s political philosophy self-serving, hypocritical

Vladimir Putin is a murderer and tyrant. He鈥檚 also a hypocrite.鈥淚t is no coincidence that the West claims that it is its culture and worldview that should be universal,鈥 Putin explained last week at a pro-Putin Moscow think tank, the Valdai Discussion Club. His remarks echoed previous ...

Biden, Harris should bow out of 2024 election

WASHINGTON 鈥 During this autumn鈥檚 avalanche of political news, an enormous boulder bounced by, barely noticed. It demonstrated why Joe Biden should not seek another term. Democrats should promptly face that fact, and this one: An Everest of evidence shows that Vice President Kamala Harris ...