Opinion

The Wall Street Journal says the mass deportation strategy is backfiring

Editorial February 14, 2026

How does a Republican lose by 14 points in a safe conservative Texas state Senate seat that President Trump carried by 17 points in 2024? Answer: When there’s a voter backlash against the Trump Administration, notably its mass deportation debacles. That’s what happened Saturday in a special election to fill a GOP seat in Tarrant County in the Fort Worth area. Democrat Taylor Rehmet, a labor union leader and veteran, romped over Republican Leigh Wambsganss, who had a Truth Social endorsement from Mr. Trump and vastly outspent Mr. Rehmet. The election timing was awful for Republicans ...

Immigration is shaking up political parties in Britain, Europe and the US

Columns February 14, 2026

As British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces calls to resign for his appointment of Epstein-tied Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States, one is struck by the sudden instability of British governments. In the 28 years between 1979 and 2007, Britain had only three prime ministers, ...

Natural gas OK for now

Letters To The Editor February 14, 2026

To the Journal editor: This is in regard to Michigan House Bills 4007 and 4283, natural gas, RICE generators and Marquette City Commission support for them. Up until 2019, the Marquette city residents relied primarily on coal for generation of electricity, with a bit of hydropower. While coal was in use, in spite of meeting EPA requirements, at times I could still observe faint emission streams floating over Lake Superior. Thankfully that is all behind us now. In consideration of the environment, fuel type and cost for power generation, dependability, longevity and other factors, the ...

Sorry, Bad Bunny, the USA is indeed 'America'

Columns February 14, 2026

It might be the first time that Bad Bunny has been suspected of cribbing from Irving Berlin. Near the end of his Super Bowl halftime show, the Puerto Rican rapper said, "God bless, America." For many Americans, they were the only words that they could understand and ones that they, ...

The coming constitutional ice age

Columns February 14, 2026

Last fall, during the opening of the United Nations in New York City, I recognized the face of a federal officer from his days working in law enforcement in New Jersey and mine as a trial judge. We chatted and I asked him what he was doing. He told me he worked for Immigration and Customs ...

Voter ID shouldn't be this controversial

Columns February 14, 2026

President Trump says that "Republicans" should "nationalize the election" or at least take over voting in up to 15 places where he says voting is corrupt. His evidence of fraudulent voting is that he lost in such places in 2020, and since it is axiomatic that he won everywhere, the reported ...