Editorial Cartoon 10-1-26
Editorial Cartoon 10-1-26
Democrats obstruct Republican cost reduction measures
As concerns about the cost and availability of energy have increased among American consumers, Democrats in the House and Senate have stepped up efforts to block Republican legislative initiatives to address these concerns. Following weeks of energy permitting reform negotiations between ...
GOP candidates rush to rebrand before midterms
“If you want to know what a politician is up to, watch his feet, not his mouth,” historian Marvin Meyers wrote in his magisterial “The Jacksonian Persuasion” in 1957. It’s still good advice. In private conversations, Republicans are talking a big game about how they’re not ...
Bohm’s HR in 10th lifts Phillies over Braves
ATLANTA (AP) — Alec Bohm put Philadelphia ahead with a two-out home run in the 10th inning and the Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 4-3 on Wednesday to force a decisive third game in their National League Wild Card Series. The Phillies rallied with back-to-back homers from Kyle Schwarber ...
Closed primaries are a curse on our democracy
I didn't leave my political party; my party left me. Both of them. I've been a Democrat, and I've been a Republican. What I am now doesn't matter. The point is that a lot of American voters feel perpetually frustrated by the choices they find on the November ballot. The Democratic or ...
The book of the year
If "The Golden Thread," the new two-volume history of the Western tradition, landed with a thud, it's a matter of sheer weight. Altogether, about 12 pounds of book and 1,968 pages of text, "The Golden Thread" is a prodigious product -- and an even more prodigious achievement. At a time ...