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What other newspapers are saying: Iran stonewalls inspections

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 ...

Less mobility directly impacts US economy

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 ...

Value of transparency cannot be repeated enough

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 ...

What other newspapers are saying: Politicizing Federal Reserve sets precedent

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 ...

Officials throughout government should follow county’s lead

We both agree with and appreciate the efforts by our county commissioners, succinctly described by Commissioner Marc Sortman to ask “that everybody reviews everything because we’re paying bills we probably should never be paying.” “We’re just asking everybody to do their due ...

What other newspapers are saying: Migration may shift congress

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is promising a referendum in November to gerrymander five more Democratic House seats on top of the 43 of 52 they already have in the state. Even if it works, his victory may be short-lived. Migration from blue to red states is one of the great stories of the age. It accelerated during the Covid lockdowns as Americans fled states with high taxes and living costs—and disorderly streets and lousy schools. Sayonara, San Francisco. Hello, Salt Lake City. Start with the raw numbers. Between 2020 and 2024, California (-1,465,116), New York (-966,209) and ...