Opinion

Declining pride in America is a concern
Commentary, Opinion
Jun 05, 2026
Pride in being an American drops the younger you get, a new Quinnipiac poll confirms — a fact that confirms what a terrible job older generations have...
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How Big Tech plans a streaming takeover
Columns, Opinion
By DREW JOHNSON 
Jun 04, 2026
As Silicon Valley pours hundreds of billions of dollars into an artificial intelligence arms race, a parallel battle is unfolding over something far l...
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Why I still stand with the 1%
Columns, Opinion
By FRANK MIELE RealClearPolitics 
Jun 04, 2026
Fifteen years ago, during the political convulsion known as “Occupy Wall Street,” I wrote a column for the Daily Inter Lake declaring: “Don’t be afrai...
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GOP senators push Trump to dump fund
Commentary, Opinion
Jun 03, 2026
If President Donald Trump wants the Senate to pass an immigration enforcement package, he’ll have to give up his ill-advised “anti-weaponization” fund...
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Columns, Commentary, Opinion
By CARL P. LEUBSDORF The Dallas Morning News 
Jun 03, 2026
WASHINGTON (TNS) — From Indiana to Texas, President Donald Trump has been throwing his political weight around, using his clout to end the careers of ...
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Waste of the Day: Maine dam that was never built
Columns, Commentary, Opinion
Jun 02, 2026
Maine’s largest ski resort has yet to pay back $153,000 in taxpayer money it received years ago to build a dam that never materialized. Franklin Count...
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A tale of two types of states on energy
Columns, Opinion
By WILLIAM MURRAY, RealClearEnergy 
Jun 02, 2026
“It was the best of energy policies; it was the worst of energy policies.” — Charles Dickens, "A Tale of Two Cities" (Apocryphal) Higher electricity p...
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In politics after Trump, nothing is disqualifying
Columns, Commentary, Opinion
By MATT K. LEWIS Los Angeles Times 
Jun 02, 2026
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — After a decade of Trumpism, it should come as no surprise that President Donald Trump’s ethos (presenting scandal as strength, out...
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Bring back the ‘1990s summer.’ Moms need it
Columns, Commentary, Opinion
By ABBY McCLOSKEY Bloomberg Opinion 
May 31, 2026
DALLAS (TNS) — For most moms I know, summer is a mixed bag. It’s not hard to understand why. For mothers without access to flexible or remote work, su...
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Lack of common sense on energy in New York budget
Columns, Commentary, Opinion
By ZILVINAS SILENAS 
May 29, 2026
ALBANY — Anyone hoping the governor would make even modest, common-sense changes to New York’s disastrous energy policies will be disappointed. The en...
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Waste of the Day: Viagra for the military?
Commentary, Opinion
May 29, 2026
Most of America’s military budget is spent on weapons and technology, but justifying the value of some other expenditures is a bit harder. The Departm...
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