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 ...
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 ...
The 2024 presidential campaign has had more than its share of drama, but it doesn’t hold a candle to what went down in 1968. That was the election where President Lyndon Johnson withdrew from the race, Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated on the campaign trail, and rioting happened in the ...
Students have headed back to school for the 2024-25 year and so we remind — or, perhaps, implore — motorists to be mindful, aware and patient. “Motorists must stop when they are behind a bus, meeting the bus or approaching an intersection where a bus is stopped,” the state’s motor ...
The facts of America’s fentanyl crisis are bad enough without having to resort to fabrication. Unfortunately, this election season has brought more fear-mongering about foreign nations — and political opponents — than it has real solutions. Democratic and Republican campaigns have used the horrifying street drug to blame and to divide, rather than to unite around practical policies to reduce both the supply and demand for opioids. It is a staple of Donald Trump’s presidential ...
The Harris campaign is proposing assistance — up to $10,000 for first-time homebuyers and up to $25,000 for first-generation homebuyers — with down payments to purchase a house. There are at least two reasons every American should be deeply skeptical about the feasibility of this ...
