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Opinion

Trump must stop trampling on our universities

Columns

By FROMA HARROP Syndicated columnist In the course of three days, six U.S.-based scientists have won Nobel prizes. Every one of them studied or now works at America’s public universities. Five were affiliated with or educated by California’s system for higher education. President ...

Get out to a farm during Agritourism Month

Editorial

October is the perfect time of year to find an area farm that welcomes the public to come enjoy the harvest season. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has proclaimed October as Michigan Agritourism Month, encouraging residents to visit any of the hundreds of agritourism farms and orchards across Michigan ...

Mad about politics? Blame Congress

Columns

By JONAH GOLDBERG The judiciary isn’t supposed to be the primary check on the executive, the legislative branch is. Whatever you think about American politics and government, whether you are on the right, the left or somewhere in the middle, you should be mad at Congress. I don’t just ...

Kamala, Republican want their Momala back

Columns

By IAN HAWORTH Republicans should be lighting candles, setting off fireworks and singing hymns of gratitude. Why? Because Kamala Harris might actually run again. Her new book, “107 Days,” is supposedly a reflection on her short-lived and disastrous presidential run, but let’s be ...

Trump appointee blocks his Guard callup in Oregon

Editorial

The 10th Amendment says that powers not delegated to the federal government by the Constitution belong to the states. A federal judge, nominated by President Donald Trump, ruled Saturday that he likely violated Oregon’s 10th Amendment rights, infringing on its state sovereignty and police ...

Democrats need to stop covering for MAGA

Columns

By FROMA HARROP Syndicated columnist Exactly why are the Democrats trying to save Republicans from a drubbing in the midterms? Their shutdown of the government to stop cuts in health coverage does not work to their political advantage — or ultimately help those they purport to be ...