BIDEN IS WORRIED ABOUT GAS PRICES? HE SHOULD BUST OPEC
President Joe Biden is tapping into about 8 percent of the United States' Strategic Petroleum Reserve to stabilize spiraling gas prices,...
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PATRIOTIC ALLIES
Several recent articles, after taking stock of the apparently increasing divide between Big Business and the Republican Party, its...
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IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO PUNISH ANDREW CUOMO FOR HIS COVID ATROCITIES
Although former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been out of office for more than four months after resigning amid sexual harassment...
THIS IS NOT RENÉ MAGRITTE
When René Magritte was a little boy growing up in Belgium in the early 1900s, he had a friend called Raymond who lived a few doors...
A SUPREME COURT REFORM WE CAN ALL SUPPORT
I spend a fair amount of time criticizing the Supreme Court and the justices. I'll probably do so more often in the months and years...
TO DEAL WITH INFLATION, GET OFF OF FOSSIL FUELS
The Biden administration is treating rising energy prices with more urgency than the climate crisis. After encouraging OPEC to drill...
RATS ON THE BRAIN
The rats are everywhere, more of them all the time, in our streets and our apartment complexes, cavorting on picnic tables and playgrounds-or...
WE ALL LIVE IN THE JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY'S WORLD NOW
When Lionel Trilling dismissed America's conservative intellectual tradition as a series of “irritable mental gestures,” it's a safe...
ANTI-ABORTION CHRISTIANS WANT A SOCIAL SAFETY NET-BUT JUST FOR PREGNANT WOMEN
According to various surveys, the cost of raising a child in the United States during their first year on this planet ranges from a...
BIDEN IS SMART TO REAPPOINT JEROME POWELL TO THE FEDERAL RESERVE
President Joe Biden's decision to reappoint Jerome Powell to another four-year term as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board reflects...
THE VENTURE CAPITALIST WHO TRIED TO BREAK UP CALIFORNIA NOW WANTS TO BREAK UP UNIONS
In October, California's secretary of state signaled that proponents of a new anti-union initiative could start soliciting signatures...
THE REAL INFLATION PROBLEM IS CORPORATE PROFITEERING
The prices of everyday goods are going up, and everyone from members of Congress to talking heads on cable news have their own diagnoses...
CAN PATRICK GASPARD REVIVE THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS?
In September, as images of Border Patrol agents on horseback roping Haitian migrants blanketed cable news, Patrick Gaspard reacted...
THE PEOPLE DREAM OF A PRESIDENT WHO WILL TAKE ON CORPORATIONS
There's been no shortage of hand-wringing in recent weeks about President Joe Biden, the Democratic Party, and their electoral prospects....
FIX THE OLYMPICS-OR BURN THEM TO THE GROUND
In the coming days, President Joe Biden is “expected to announce” that the administration will be imposing a diplomatic boycott of...
SENATOR KENNEDY'S “UNHINGED” RED-BAITING: WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH THESE PEOPLE?
Perhaps John Neely Kennedy of Louisiana, ranking member of the Economic Policy Subcommittee of the Senate Banking Committee, was auditioning...
WHO'S AFRAID OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE?
On Thursday evening, the Congressional Budget Office, or CBO, finally released what everyone on Capitol Hill had been breathlessly...
NO, NEOCONS, CHINA IS NOT ABOUT TO INVADE TAIWAN
More than two months after U.S. combat troops formally withdrew from Afghanistan, ending a disastrous and failed 20-year war, one might...
Alabama receiver Jameson Williams ejected for targeting in 2021 Iron Bowl
Williams is one of the nation's top receivers. The Ohio State transfer is a finalist for the 2021 Biletnikoff Trophy. Read more ...
Israel shuts borders, deploys anti-terror tracing tech over Omicron strain
Israel has banned foreigners from entering the country and tasked intelligence services with locating and tracking all recent arrivals from the hotspots of the newly-emerged... Read more ...
NHL postpones 2 New York Islanders games due to COVID-19 outbreak
The team would have had as many as eight players unavailable. Read more ...
Palmeiras Retains Copa Libertadores Crown With 2-1 Victory Against Flamengo
The Sao Paulo club also won the competition in 1999 and 2020. Read more ...
English Channel migrant deaths: Smugglers net millions
Helping immigrants make the treacherous crossing of the English Channel can be profitable for some. Read more ...
Navy beats Temple handily, turns its attention to Army
The Midshipmen will have some momentum heading into their biggest game of the season. Read more ...
Omar Silverio's 28 points lead Hofstra past Detriot Mercy
His eight three-pointers tied a school record and he had 22 points, including hitting all six three-point attempts, in the first half. Read more ...
Medford man arrested after Middlesex Fells attack, DA says
A Medford man violently attacked and raped a woman walking in the Middlesex Fells, according to authorities who arrested him less than 24 hours after the incident. Brady McCue... Read more ...
Michelle Wu says there's a ‘race against the clock' to try to ward off the...
Mayor Michelle Wu said she is worried about the new omicron variant of the coronavirus, and the city is in a “race against the clock” to get everyone vaccinated because it may... Read more ...
COLLEGE FOOTBALL BAD BEATS BLOG: Auburn up 10 on Alabama in 4th quarter
Refresh constantly for minute-to-minute updates on all of Saturday's college football action. Bad beats, live line movement, halftime bets and more. Read more ...