Commentary

How would Harris pay for policies that voters want?
Commentary, Nation World
LZ GRANDERSON Los Angeles Times 
Aug 13, 2024
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign plans to shift its economic message this week from breadth to depth, articulating some of t...
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Trouble paying your bills? Meet the culprit
Commentary, Nation World
E.J. ANTONI 
Aug 09, 2024
WASHINGTON (TNS) — If you’re having trouble paying your bills today — much less saving any money — you’re not alone. The average savings rate in June ...
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The presidential debate two-step
Commentary, Nation World
Aug 09, 2024
With President Joe Biden now truly locked in the basement, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are engaged in a two-step ov...
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The unbearable weirdness of RFK Jr.
Commentary, Nation World
ROBIN ABCARIAN Los Angeles Times 
Aug 08, 2024
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — It took a decade, but the man who left a dead bear cub in Central Park finally fessed up in a social media post Sunday. Why now? B...
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Family links and legacies
Commentary, Local Columnists
DEB WUETHRICH 
Aug 07, 2024
There’s an ad on TV that shows a guy making some crazy dance moves. A voiceover reminds viewers that maybe their own reaction to music has been passed...
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Coming clean on the dirty business of clean energy
Commentary, Nation World
KRISTEN WALKER RealClearEnergy 
Aug 07, 2024
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you are probably aware of the massive push to transition to green energy. The goal is to have wind and solar r...
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Welcome to the big Leagues, Gov. Tim Walz
Commentary, Nation World
Aug 07, 2024
Given the time constraints, Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris conducted a cautious and orderly process as she vetted her various options f...
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Dumb new border crossing rules are not for the dogs
Commentary, New York
CHRIS CHURCHILL Times Union, Albany 
Aug 07, 2024
ALBANY — Crossing into the United States from Canada with a dog was, until a few days ago, a simple thing. In my experience, a border agent might glan...
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Proactive patriotism on display in in DC event
Commentary, Local Columnists
ARTHUR G. AUSTIN JR. 
Aug 06, 2024
Earlier this summer, I was joined by my wife Karen, stepdaughter Ivy and her fiancé, Brian Bagley of Lakewood, Colorado, and one of my closest friends...
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NYC spent $1.6M to study trash cans
Commentary, New York
Aug 05, 2024
New York City Mayor Eric Adams went viral on social media after unveiling his plan for what he called a “trash revolution” in the city: putting ordina...
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Biden and the Supreme Court
Commentary, Nation World
SUSAN SHELLEY Los Angeles Daily News 
Aug 05, 2024
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Just three months after he was sworn into office in 2021, President Joe Biden disposed of a troublesome campaign issue using the o...
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Let’s leave the Marxism on the Capitol steps
Commentary, Nation World
GORDON GRAY RealClearPolitics 
Aug 02, 2024
The United States has become the largest market in the world, and at the same time it delivers the highest standard of living to its citizens compared...
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Is Vance a check on Trump’s Teflon superpower?
Commentary, Nation World
JACKIE CALMES Los Angeles Times 
Aug 02, 2024
WASINGTON (TNS) — Nearly nine years, one presidential term and three campaigns later, Donald Trump’s rare honest words from early 2016 remain all too ...
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