Magazine - Life & Arts
The perks of getting old
After squinting my way through the past several months, I finally gave in and bought some of those reading glasses you get at the drugstore. As I…
April 27, 2021
Magazine - Washington Briefing
Analysis – Five reasons Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal is the right move
You can put Afghanistan down as yet another issue that seems to divide neatly along party lines, with Democrats backing President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw the…
Magazine - Your Land
European soccer should embrace a little Americanization
European soccer was so close to greatness before fan backlash caused the new “Super League” to crumble. It’s no coincidence that some thought to call the league…
Business
Coal union bosses sell out their members
Another pro-Biden union just told its rank-and-file members: Sorry, guys. You are all fired. Last week, the United Mine Workers of America endorsed Biden’s Green New Deal.…
Magazine - Your Land
Word of the Week: ‘Dial’
The term of art for when some speech is removed from a magazine or broadcast or book or web article is, depending on how and why it…
Magazine - Life & Arts
The art of choking
On nights when I have trouble sleeping, instead of counting sheep, I count ways of choking people: the cross-collar choke, the triangle choke, the inverted triangle, the…
Business
The state vs. Main Street
If you scroll through chef Andrew Gruel’s Twitter feed, you’ll see bright, colorful photos of mouth-watering seafood: split-top butter rolls filled with chilled shrimp, lobster, and crab,…
Healthcare
Texas Democrats eye elusive Medicaid expansion under Biden White House
Texas Democrats feel emboldened under the Biden administration to advance Medicaid expansion legislation in the majority red state. Texas is one of 12 states that have yet…
Economy
The Biden immigration muddle
President Joe Biden’s mixed messaging on immigration, an issue where he had intended to distinguish himself sharply from his predecessor, has led to the White House being…
Economy
Biden’s ‘infrastructure’ plan would cost $809,000 per job
President Joe Biden’s “infrastructure” plan is called the American Jobs Plan, but it doesn’t focus much on infrastructure and wouldn’t create many jobs. A more appropriate name…