Opinion

OPINION: Democrats face midterm disappointment

  As they look to the midterm elections, Republicans have reason to worry – but not despair. They’re going to be fighting uphill all the way to hold onto their majority in the House, which they currently control by the razor-thin margin of just six seats. That includes one member, California Rep.

OPINION: Free the mail

  Those of us of a certain age – born before about 1970 – have fond memories of the mailman (yes, that’s what we called him, not “postal carrier”) dropping off a pile of letters and cards into the mailbox down the driveway six days a week. But those days are long past.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (May 21, 2026)

LIES LIKE A RUG “We pulled [a deal] off without firing a missile. We got 97% of [Iran’s] enriched uranium out. … There’s no dispute that it worked, and we didn’t have to kill a whole bunch of people or shut down the Strait of Hormuz.

OPINION: Virginia Democrats reveal a radical design

  Virginia Democrats are doing an unwitting service to the whole country – by revealing just how hostile their party is to the most essential checks and balances. Democrats violated the state’s constitution by pushing through a referendum to take four congressional seats away from Republicans.

OPINION: Time for Jerome Powell to go home

  The man just won’t leave the stage. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell announced last week that he’s going to remain on the Federal Reserve Board until 2028 even as he by law surrenders his chairmanship.

NOTABLE QUOTABLES (May 14, 2026)

MINDLESS DRIVEL “[The president] wants Trump babies, which implies he wants American-born white children.” – “The View” cohost Sunny Hostin “He wants toddler white nationalists.