Our system of government was wisely designed as a democratic republic — democratic in that most offices that have any measure of authority over our lives are filled, directly or indirectly, through democratic means and republican in that constitutions determine the scope of that authority, ...
Elk grazing in a field, a frog in a pond, a river meandering through forests, sunsets over waterways. The Susquehanna Greenways Partnership recently announced the winners for its annual photography contest, featured in the outdoors section of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette this past ...
Iran keeps behaving like an outlaw regime. Australia expelled Tehran’s ambassador last week based on intelligence that its government masterminded an attack on a synagogue in Melbourne and a kosher food company in Sydney. The head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog is receiving enhanced security because of what he calls a threat “ from the direction ” of Iran. On Sunday, the Iran-backed Houthis raided the offices of the World Food Program, World Health Organization and UNICEF in Yemen’s capital. Two and a half months after the United States launched airstrikes against ...
Politicians are abundant in putting their self-serving “spin” on issues, circumstances and new developments good and bad, and they’re not shy about voicing rosy predictions and making promises for if they are successful at the ballot box. People who follow politics closely recognize ...
We understand, again, that we may sound like a broken record. We appreciate that some readers may tire of our editorializing about the administration of Gov. Josh Shapiro and its shameful evasiveness on allegations of sexual harassment occurring on his staff and on perceptions that donors to ...
It’s not hard to find mistakes in the Federal Reserve’s recent history, but Donald Trump’s latest attempt to erode the institution’s independence is dangerous. The president wants lower interest rates, but any benefits coming from that would probably be outweighed by supercharged inflation and the economic hangover that comes with it. On Monday night, Trump announced that he would try to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook, whose term otherwise expires in 2038. He cited an unproven allegation of mortgage fraud that one of his appointees dug up and broadcast on social media, but Cook ...
