Editorials

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used timeless values and modern media in his virtual speech to Congress on Wednesday. Both were effective. But the most compelling component of his presentation was the president himself — a…

As Americans, we wonder that if faced with a threat as is Ukraine, would we rally as one, or remain splintered. Last week, Kevin McCarthy, the Republican House minority leader, said Putin was not to…

It’s been a grueling two years. The time has come for a hearty dose of sunshine. There could be no better time to observe National Sunshine Week, a time for citizens and elected officials alike…

In the course of any presidency, few nominations are as consequential as the selection of a Supreme Court justice. Members of the Supreme Court are appointed for life, and with such tenure comes enormous generational…

Several surprises stand out in the response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. First, is the amazing resistance Ukrainians have put up against Russian forces. “It is impossible to say how many days we will still…

“You don’t shoot at pregnant women,” the Ukrainian ambassador to the United States said Wednesday evening. But Vladimir Putin did. On Wednesday morning, Putin ordered Russian missiles to target a maternity ward and children’s hospital…

Many of us in America feel a need now to somehow confront the Russian government and its strongman leader Vladimir Putin over the unjust and illegal invasion of Ukraine. And we are gratified to see…

It’s time for “ghost guns” to disappear. We have long supported reasonable regulation and restrictions on the use of firearms. We agree with the late Justice Antonin Scalia, who said “the right secured by the…

President Joe Biden’s announcement Tuesday banning Russian oil imports presents what may be the most difficult test yet of Americans’ willingness today to sacrifice for the nation’s greater good. Already-high gas prices are sure to…

Sen. Joe Manchin III is floating yet another idea to salvage the Build Back Better package. The Democrat from West Virginia wants to hike taxes on the rich and some corporations and then split the…