As Americans prepare to celebrate the anniversary of the adoption of our Declaration of Independence, it is important to take a hard look at why such a day is worth celebrating, nearly 250 years later. After all, the date has been a federal holiday only since 1870 — the heart of the ...
Last weekend, the Wall Street Journal did a rare story on the Ukraine war, though it was buried on page A10, after a front-page teaser. That has been the pattern until Russia launched a massive drone attack against Ukraine on Sunday, which attracted some media attention. Otherwise, media has ...
A seasoned veteran of Chicago politics once told me that it often takes Democrats a couple of four-year cycles out of office before they can pull their fractious factions together into a winning coalition. There’s a lot of truth in that, and that’s why I am not surprised to see the ...
In the immediate aftermath of Sunday’s tragic and horrific airplane crash in a wooded neighborhood of Howland that killed six, grief and bewilderment abound. We join others in extending our condolences to the families and friends of the victims: passengers 68-year-old Veronica Weller, ...
Last week, in what it labeled an “exclusive,” CNN reported that initial intelligence assessments of the Iran bombing suggested Iran had been set back a couple of months in its quest for a nuclear weapon. The report’s lead reporter was Natasha Bertrand. In 2020, Bertrand played a lead role ...
If you asked my dad the top three causes of illness worldwide, here’s what he’d say: No. 3: Walking around inside the house barefoot. No. 2: Leaving the house with wet hair. No. 1: Air conditioning. I understand not being accustomed to air conditioning. He didn’t grow up with it. ...