Magazine - Your Land
State of sin
Some states are more sinful than others, according to a recent analysis by WalletHub that measured 47 indicators of vice correlating to the seven deadly sins. Nevada,…
February 25, 2020
Business
The Girl Scouts are back in business
The Girl Scouts might have discovered an entrepreneurial gold mine: recreational marijuana stores. No, the former Brownies aren’t selling magic brownies, but they are capitalizing on the…
Magazine - Life & Arts
The triumph of Rembrandt
The 17th century was by all accounts the Golden Age of Dutch art, but it was not a golden age for the Dutch. In the Netherlands, the…
Economy
Natural gas is crushing wind and solar power
The U.S. Energy Information Administration just announced some spectacular news that should be banner headlines across the country: The price of natural gas has fallen to its…
Healthcare
‘Never Sanders’ needs to step up its game
With Super Tuesday right around the corner, improbable as it might have seemed even a year ago, socialist Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders is running strong in the…
Magazine - Your Land
Grandma makes you fat
All of you grandmothers know you’re guilty. After Sunday night dinner, and after dessert, as your children leave to get their children to bed, you slip an…
Economy
Democrats trying to delegitimize labor watchdog agency under Trump
The National Labor Relations Board, the primary federal labor law watchdog agency, has had an all-Republican board since December, and Democrats have shown more interest in criticizing…
Magazine - Washington Briefing
FTC looks into relationship between political campaigns and online influencers
The role of “influencers” has taken center stage in the latest debate over how campaigns may advertise online, particularly on social media. It has also raised the…
Magazine - Obituary
Obituary: Charles Portis, 1933-2020
Charles Portis was a newspaperman first, a novelist second, and a recluse third. Not that the media saw it that way. In 2010, to coincide with the…
Magazine - Life & Arts
Time to change football teams
“I can’t get no satisfaction,” the Rolling Stones once sang, and, as a professional football fan living just outside Columbus, Ohio, I know what he means. According…