WASHINGTON - It started, as much mischief does, with government augmenting its power by declaring an 鈥渆mergency.鈥� It continued despite the predictable fact that the 鈥渆mergency鈥� measures made matters worse. It might end, as some but not enough mischief does, with the Supreme Court ...
Every fall should be a reminder of that far-off day on which the fate of the republic was decided, at least tentatively. I know it is for me. I never fail to recall the bloodshed and horror and hope. To do so this year may be more important than ever 鈥� for then, like now, the future appeared ...
One can sympathize with Mitt Romney for deciding not to run again in Utah for the U.S. Senate. The traditional Republican has found himself isolated in a party where majorities still revere Donald Trump.Romney had apparently discussed the idea of forming a new centrist party with West Virginia ...
When the news came in February that Jimmy Carter was entering hospice care, it was widely assumed that the announcement of his death would be coming within days, maybe even hours. A recent story in The New York Times noted that some members of Carter鈥檚 family made the same assumption.And, ...
<strong>Cheers:</strong> Kudos to Brownsville鈥檚 football team for snapping a 33-game losing streak, which was the longest among WPIAL-area teams. The Falcons defeated Carrick 36-30 in overtime at George K. Cupples Stadium last Friday afternoon. The Falcons trailed ...
In two <em>New York Times</em>-related newsletters, I鈥檝e recently read opinion pieces by Ross Douthat and David Wallace-Wells that explored the aftermath of the early and most intense COVID-19 era. In these commentaries, both the past and future were explored from ...
