Editorials

The same day in 2007 that founder Steve Jobs of Apple Computer presented the company’s fancy new mobile telephone, the iPhone, he dropped the word “computer” from the corporation’s name. On this, like many things,…

When aggressively progressive city councils make egregious demands on businesses, usually by passing legislation that ignores market realities, they expect those corporations just to fall in line. But they forget that national companies have another…

Do not forget American journalist Evan Gershkovich, a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, as the anniversary of his detention in Moscow’s notorious Lefortovo prison approaches. He is innocent of the charges of espionage leveled…

To all the other security risks in the world, you can add the return of Islamic State as a killing machine. Russians were the victims on Friday as gunmen attacked civilians at a Moscow concert…

A few hours after Russia vetoed a carefully crafted and comprehensive resolution at the UN Security Council table in New York for an “immediate and sustained ceasefire” in Gaza because the Kremlin didn’t want to…

Congress looks poised to avoid a futile government shutdown and more political melodrama, which is no small miracle in narrowly divided Washington. House Speaker Mike Johnson deserves credit for cutting a deal to fund the…

American women are thought to have more abortions today than they did before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade in 2022.  The main reason is probably abortion pills. Safe and effective, cheap and convenient,…

For decades, the biggest fears about oil centered on its supply. The lesson was first learned half a century ago, when the Arab members of OPEC banned exports to America and other supporters of Israel…

Apparently Alexei Navalny continues to haunt Vladimir Putin from the grave, because now the someone is going after the late opposition leader’s allies abroad. On Tuesday Navalny associate Leonid Volkov was assaulted outside his home…

West Virginia lawmakers recently approved dropping the state’s immunization standards for students attending private or parochial schools or in virtual formats. The decision affects about 40,000 children who are either home-schooled or attend private school,…