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What other newspapers are saying: Lawsuit against merger could raise prices

The Federal Trade Commission lawsuit to block the Kroger-Albertsons supermarket merger recently came before the court, and the stakes are large for consumers. Chair Lina Khan is again contorting antitrust law and—get this— Kamala Harris is cheering this government bid to raise food prices. Grocery competition has intensified with the expansion of dollar stores, limited-assortment discounters, warehouse centers and online retailers. Supermarkets such as Kroger and Albertsons have lost ground to lower-priced retailers. Their $24.6 billion merger aims to make them more ...

Examination of FBI failures deserves action

People should be gravely concerned about reports that the FBI is falling short in referring allegations of child sexual abuse to local and state law enforcement. More than concerned — people should be furious. In a review prompted by the FBI’s mishandling of allegations against former ...

As school returns, bullying unfortunately does as well

Young people’s return to their classrooms each fall usually is a routine, uneventful exercise, even for young men and women transitioning from high school to a college environment. They’ve gone through the proverbial ritual of clothes-buying over the latter part of the summer, as well as ...

What other newspapers are saying: Let Ukraine fight

A meme has been going around on Ukrainian social media lately that, loosely translated, says if the United States will only let Ukraine use its long-range missiles a limited distance from the Russian border, well then, simply move the border. After two and one-half years of war unleashed by Russian president Vladimir Putin, the Ukrainian people apparently find humor where and when they can. But there is no mistaking the seriousness of intent in Ukraine’s recent counterattack on Russia’s Kursk region, nor the historic significance of this first major foreign incursion into Russia ...

First Amendment deserves respect of all Americans

Each and every American, we believe, should be deeply troubled by remarks by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Walz, the Democratic Party’s nominee for vice president, has said that “free speech” does not protect “hate speech” or “disinformation.” As David Deming, in an op-ed column ...

What other newspapers are saying: New FAFSA still a problem

It’s a depressingly familiar Washington story: A well-meaning update of a single Education Department college form turned into a massive policy blunder, harming the very students and universities it was meant to help. Worse, the department now appears to have failed to fix the problem in time for another application cycle. The department, and perhaps even Congress, needs to end the saga of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), now. FAFSA is a form would-be college students fill out as they apply and consider whether and where to enroll. Students provide financial ...