×

Columns

No, Donald Trump does not equal Alexi Navalny

Alexei Navalny didn’t simply die. He wasn’t just murdered. He was tortured to death. It didn’t happen on the rack or mid-beating, but Vladimir Putin — who had tried to eliminate him earlier — slowly killed Navalny all the same. Putin sent the Russian dissident and anti-corruption ...

Have no doubt, Russia is civilizational adversary

The poet Robert Frost once said that a liberal is someone too broad-minded to take his own side in a fight. What would he say about those on the right who seem to be confused about the same question? Over the last few days, Donald Trump told a rally about how he’d supposedly warned the ...

Vet is thankful

To the Journal editor: I want to thank the 906 Wounded Warrior Program, the Marquette County Veteran’s Affairs and Cancer Care of Marquette County for all the help I received this past year with medical bills during my time of hardship due to cancer surgery and treatment I truly ...

Base wants fight instead of victory

The border bill circus is the latest demonstration of a bedrock reality of today’s Republican Party: It does not exist to achieve political outcomes. Its chief function is fan service. The overriding concern of GOP voters, according to polls and to elected Republicans, is immigration. In ...

Last time an unfit incumbent ran for presidential reelection

There’s a tried and true method for a White House to deal with a seriously ailing president — lie about it. The American public, of course, didn’t know the truth about Woodrow Wilson’s condition after his stroke, nor about the extent of JFK’s health difficulties. Meanwhile, FDR’s ...

Economic gloominess affects immigration debate

When we think about the economy, it’s not just numbers that matter. It’s also how we feel about the numbers. Public discontent about the economy, even as the economy is growing and unemployment is low, has been President Joe Biden’s persistent headache. I thought about this contrast ...