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It's Time To Make the U.S. House of Representatives More Representative May. 08, 2024

The Raffel Ticket

Way back in 1929, the number of House members was set at 435 by the Permanent Apportionment Act. Lit... Read More

After a Year of Column Writing, I Still Have Plenty to Say. Unfortunately. Apr. 17, 2024

The Raffel Ticket

My first journalism job was long ago, covering events at my high school for the local paper. Writing... Read More

What Nation Besides Israel Is Killing Gaza's Innocent Palestinians? Apr. 10, 2024

Jim Hightower

"Somebody better investigate soon." That's a lyric in Bob Dylan's "Oxford Town," a 1962 song deplori... Read More

Abortion Is a Winning Issue for Republicans Mar. 20, 2024

Star Parker

The visit by Vice President Kamala Harris to a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in St. Paul, the f... Read More

Abortion, Sacred Truths and Politics Jan. 17, 2024

Star Parker

Speaking in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, on Jan. 6, President Biden said that the 2024 election is about... Read More

Lights at the End of Day Jan. 12, 2024

Marc Dion

Understand. I live in an urban area full of old multifamily homes and Hyundai sedans with duct tape ... Read More

'Settler Colonialism' Applies to This Country, Not That One Nov. 29, 2023

The Raffel Ticket

There is a nation prominent on today's world stage whose origins are rooted in settler colonialism a... Read More

New Hardiness Zone Map Nov. 22, 2023

A Greener View

Last week the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a new plant-hardiness zone map... Read More

By the Time Abortion Makes the Ballot, the Battle's Over Nov. 13, 2023

Daniel McCarthy

The fight over abortion in America is as much a religious contest as a political one. Until the pro-... Read More

Lying Proves a Winning Strategy in Both Middle East and United States Oct. 25, 2023

The Raffel Ticket

Mark Twain supposedly said, "A lie can travel around the world and back again while the truth is lac... Read More

Giving Irish: A Nation and a Vibrant Community Celebrate One Another Sep. 12, 2023

Jeff Robbins

The phrase "fighting Irish" did not originate with Notre Dame's football team, but with the Irish im... Read More

Syria and the First Day of School Sep. 01, 2023

Marc Dion

As sure as E. Jean Carroll was just another old lady out buying underwear, some days I feel pretty s... Read More

Abortion, a Sickness in Our National Soul Aug. 16, 2023

Star Parker

The resounding defeat of Issue 1 in a statewide vote in Ohio is rightly seen as a repudiation of pro... Read More

Reflecting on Our Past and Projecting into Our Uncertain Future Jul. 10, 2023

Daily Editorials

For 247 years, America has consistently demonstrated itself to be the last bastion of freedom and ho... Read More

Dems Trash US Constitution Jun. 14, 2023

Betsy McCaughey

If you own a business, the leftists in Congress are coming after you. The only thing standing in the... Read More

A True Statesman, C. Boyden Gray May. 24, 2023

Armstrong Williams

I lost a dear mentor and friend last Sunday when C. Boyden Gray departed to become a bright ornament... Read More

Did The United States Make a Wrong Turn in 1776? May. 10, 2023

The Raffel Ticket

Were Washington, Hamilton and Jefferson wrong? Would we be better off today if King George III had c... Read More

Homefront Battles for Democracy (America, April 2023) Apr. 15, 2023

Luis Martínez-Fernández

In my Dec. 10, 2022, column, I wrote about the global authoritarian wave gaining strength since arou... Read More

The US Is Not a Democracy Mar. 31, 2023

Ted Rall

Is a system working as well as possible? Inertia lulls people into believing that legacy products ar... Read More

The Trouble with Israel Dec. 29, 2022

Susan Estrich

The trouble with Israel is very simple. It's a democracy. They elect their own leaders. Not ones I'd... Read More