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Feminist fashionistas uncork ugliness vs. Usha Vance

One way our nation’s most “prestigious” newspapers show they’re Democratic Party propaganda sheets is when their fashion critics apply all of their tawdry partisan biases to their evaluations of the clothes of politicians (or their spouses). Robin Givhan of The Washington Post was a ...

Campus chants can lead to synagogue attacks

Politicians, progressives and students revel in accusations that Israel is “genocidal” and “settler colonial.” Those accusations are ahistorical and false, yet they fan the flames of anti-semitism. When students march chanting from “the river to the sea, Palestine shall be free,” ...

US health care system needs a real public option

Long ago, when most Americans left the house for mass entertainment, they flocked to carnivals that crisscrossed the country to delight small towns and big cities. Shows typically included a barker whose steady stream of superfluous oratory enticed folks to spend their hard-earned cash on sometimes dubious performances. Too often today, our nation’s capital resembles that midway where a slick barker spouts enticements to assure people who want to believe what they want to believe that he will always give them what they want. That may be fine when the tickets sold are for harmless ...

NY mayor Mamdani's victory strut is quite premature

Yes, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist picks just knocked off some Democratic incumbents in New York City. They included surprising defeats, especially that of Rep. Adriano Espaillat, chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Espaillat lost to Darializa Avila Chevalier, whose social media ...

No matter where, aggressive taxes always disappoint

Last week, nearly every elite men’s tennis player skipped one of London’s marquee tournaments. Only one of the world’s top 10 showed up at Queen’s Club, the traditional Wimbledon warmup; stars including Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton were playing 300 ...

State wants public’s help on aquatic invasive species

Be it Eurasian watermilfoil, Asian apple snails, European frog-bit, rusty crayfish or zebra and quagga mussels, a host of invasive species have made their way into Michigan’s lakes, rivers, wetlands and streams. To help track the spread of these and other nonnative plants and animals, the Michigan Clean Water Corps has set its second annual Aquatic Invasive Species Detection Blitz starting Monday and running through July 12. This is a statewide community science effort, with volunteers of all experience levels using the iNaturalist online app to document aquatic invasive species ...