Opinion Columns

Democrats Look Forward by Looking Inland
Froma Harrop, Mar. 19, 2019
In Texas, most politicians used to worry only about the primaries. Once they won their party's endorsement, candidates would coast to victory in November. Journa

College Cheating Scandal
Walter E. Williams, Mar. 19, 2019
Federal prosecutors have charged more than 50 people involved in cheating and bribery in order to get their children admitted to some of the nation's most prestigious colleges and universities such as Georgetown, Yale, Stanford, University of Texas, University of Southern California and UCLA. They often pa

Memo to Democrats: 2020 Is Not 2018
Mark Shields, Mar. 16, 2019
Midterm elections have been generally unhelpful to U.S. House candidates of the sitting president's party. From 1918 to 2016, according to political scientist Jacob Smith's study for Ballotpedia, the president's party lost an average of 29 House seats in midterm elections. In 201