With This World Crisis, National Unity Paramount

The stock market took a plunge. Gas pump prices are edging upward by the hour. Whether Americans like it or not, the war in Ukraine is going to affect them in profound and unpleasant ways.

For Better, For Worse…

The former Shelley Cockes, who turned down a “Coke date” offer as a college freshman from the same guy she married a few days after graduation,could not have imagined the “roller coaster” experiences to come during the next three decades.

The Woke AMA

The American Medical Association now tells doctors: Use woke language! It's issued a 54-page guide telling doctors things like, don't say "equality"; say "equity." Don't say "minority"; say "historically marginalized." Much of the AMA's advisory sounds like Marxism: "Expose...property rights...

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Early voting ends Friday Early voting for the March 1 primary ends Friday. Initial reports indicate turnout has been low, as is traditional in midterm primary elections, with less than a fourth of registered voters going to the polls most years.

The Strategic Costs of Hunter Biden's Ukrainian Corruption

Often a bribe is more destructive than a bullet. In Afghanistan the U.S. and NATO could never defeat the endemic corruption that riddled the Afghan government and army. Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014, U.S.

Obituary On the Cheap…

John and Mary Smith had ordinary names, but their extraordinary 60-year marriage was anything but that, ending with her death one year ago.

Canceling Joe

Joe Rogan is amazing. Five years ago, I left Fox to start Stossel TV. I left because I was frustrated by live TV. Guests talked so much but said little. I now produce videos like the ones I used to do on "20/20.

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Mail-in ballot applications rejected at high rate Mail-in ballot applications for the March 1 primary are being rejected by almost 40% — largely because of a missing ID number, which is now required after a new voting bill passed the Legislature last year.

Groveling to China

Companies tell us they support justice. "Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything," says former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in a Nike ad. "Speak for the people who may not be able to be heard," says the NBA.

When Words Become Worrisome…

Sand lines have been drawn by many of us, indicating that we know as much as we care to about certain topics. Faced with repeated barrages, we either ignore them or strike back with unambiguous “we’ve-had-enough” gestures.