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Opinion

Federal waste of office space stifles economies at many levels

Editorial

The federal government is the largest owner of U.S. real estate, including more than half a billion square feet of office space. That is far more than it needs, and the cost of maintaining it has ballooned to unsustainable levels. The Public Buildings Reform Board recently identified 26 ...

England a good lesson in pitfalls of ‘democratic socialism’

Columns

If you want to see modern-day socialism in action, look no further than to the other side of the pond at not-so-jolly old England. The story of Britain’s decline is a warning signal to those here in the States who are thrilled by the warm embrace of socialism. Right now, the Brits are ...

Drinking caused all kinds of headaches even in days of yore

Columns

It’s summer, the season of vacations, therefore the season of air travel and the season of people getting kicked off planes because they’ve had too much to drink. The culture has shifted, though, and because of regulations or health consciousness or sheer panic at the idea of getting ...

Think about animals as fireworks season begins

Editorial

As the country approaches the celebration of its 250th Independence Day, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is reminding Michiganders to take precautions to keep pets and animals safe. “Fireworks and Fourth of July festivities with new people, new sounds and lots ...

A temporary immigration program passes 35 years

Columns

The last two decades have been a continuous adventure in redefining the phrase “white supremacy” to include less and less pertinent things. The latest is that the Supreme Court has allegedly joined forces with Trump to “advance an authoritarian, white-supremacist agenda” — in the ...

We all stand to lose in Hegseth’s war on diversity

Columns

Is Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth resegregating the military? I hear that question a lot since the news broke that our nation’s current secretary of defense has actively blocked or delayed the promotions of dozens of senior military officers — with women and people of color ...