Editorials

Antarctica is the only continent unbloodied by war. For over six decades peace on the frozen land mass has been kept by the Antarctic Treaty, an agreement signed in 1959 at the height of the…

It’s time to vote again, to carry out a basic task of democracy. Or, as some would have it, to fulfill our sacred duty as Americans. This sort of elevated language for voting is common…

“So what?” are the two words that might still haunt former Vice President Mike Pence today. But it was almost four years ago, when a mock gallows had been constructed on the U.S. Capitol grounds…

Donald Trump isn’t the wannabe Hitler Democrats claim he is, but he sure seems to have a soft spot for the world’s dictators. This is one of the former President’s rhetorical habits that raises questions…

Flags mark the spot where a church or a school or a clubhouse has been temporarily remade as a voting site. Standing in line, waiting to get in, you feel a sense of purpose and…

It’s probably a sure thing that insulting Puerto Rico will quickly be forgotten.  But the Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce might not be so quick to forgive. The setting was Sunday night in New York…

Elon Musk’s daily giveaway of million-dollar checks to swing-state voters is generating the buzz he no doubt hoped for. But Mr. Musk’s oversize checks are distracting from a less-visible campaign the world’s richest man is…

Allen County farmers backing Donald Trump must have constitutions of steel to sign up for another trade war. Because that’s almost a certainty if the “I-love-tariffs” former president is reelected. Just last week, Trump said…

After weeks of mealy-mouthed avoidance, vice presidential candidate JD Vance finally last week directly answered the question of whether Donald Trump lost the 2020 election: no. His exact language was a question: “So, did Donald…

Hurricane Helene likely caused more than $30 billion worth of damage. Less than two weeks later, Hurricane Milton inflicted almost $50 billion more.  With six weeks left in this hurricane season, the Small Business Administration’s…