Will: The boondoggle of infrastructure spending
History has a sly sense of humor. It caused an epiphany regarding infrastructure projects - roads, harbors, airports, etc.
Category Archives: Opinion
Donald Trump ditches media, sends sarcastic New Year’s ‘love’ to haters
PARTY TIME: Herald columnist Howie Carr, right, and his wife Kathy, are seen last night at a New Year's Eve party with President-elect Donald Trump. A new media flap has emerged after President-elect Donald Trump ditched the traveling press pool - this time for a round of golf.
Robbins: Mideast reset a vital goal for Trump, U.S.
NEW DIRECTION: President Obama's strained relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is giving some loyal Democrats a positive outlook of President-elect Donald Trump. "Lame duck periods," the late former U.S. Rep. Al Lowenstein once said, "are ones where lame ducks quack and lame quacks duck."
Pols & Politics: Hill hike a rocky road
It's modest and calculated using economic factors, but the 4.2 percent pay bump Gov. Charlie Baker gave lawmakers last week also came with a political twist: The Republican, after making $98 million in budget cuts, said he wouldn't take a raise himself. That's left other constitutional officers - who are due the same hike under state law - wrestling with the politically prickly predicament.
Why ita s time for judicial reform
Although many of us have participated in polls recently, may I ask one more question: if you voted in one of the six races for seats on the North Carolina Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, how did you choose? Based on the number of friends and family members who expressed bewilderment about these races, I am confident that the vast majority of our state's citizens confront this part of the ballot with minimal information - or information of a slanted and specious nature. Our state's political parties are filling the void.
After wild political year, Pa. looks ahead to 2017
Republicans will be jockeying to take on Democrats Gov. Tom Wolf and Sen. Bob Casey, who both seek reelection in 2018. After wild political year, Pa.
Peter Funt: Next yeara s news, today
Thanks to Donald Trump and the Chicago Cubs my outlandish predictions for 2016 were eclipsed by, of all things, reality. Worse, the fine art of fake news was commandeered by demons who used it for social and political gain - something my colleagues and I would never have dreamed possible.
David Brooks: The 2016 Sidney Awards
Every December I read hundreds of long-form essays to select the Sidney Awards, and every year I regret that I spend so much of the other 11 months reading online trivia. Then, every January, I revert to Twitter.
2017 will probably be terrible. You can make it better
The New Year's Eve ball is tested at One Times Square in New York on Friday. Good morning.
Perspective: Looking ahead to a busy 2017 agenda
On Jan. 3, the 115th Congress officially kicks off. I am ready to get to work with my colleagues and the Trump Administration to start passing an agenda that Americans want to see implemented and the next few months are going to be extremely busy doing just that.
Congress must act on voting rights
President-elect Donald Trump greets Sen. Jeff Sessions, Trump's picks for attorney general, during a thank you rally in Ladd-Peebles Stadium on Dec. 17 in Mobile, Alabama. In Sessions, Trump has found an ally to curtail minority voting rights.
White births, migration explain why Texas remains a red state
Erika Jaramillo, center, and others hold signs supporting Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during a Democratic National Convention watch party in San Antonio on July 26. In Texas, where 39 percent of the population is Hispanic, Democrats have been shut out of statewide elections for decades. That is likely to occur for decades to come if the statistic bear out.
Deal gives GOP cards to play in Connecticut state Senate
To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: Republicans came out the winners in the recent negotiations over how to manage an 18-18 state Senate. While conceding the leadership position to the Democrats, the Republicans walked away with the ability to put the Democrats on the spot.
Let’s please stop the name calling
You recently posted a letter to the Editor addressing a reader's feelings "toward Trump Supporters, Detractors and the Media" I voted for Donald Trump and believe a response to the writer's letter is warranted.
Let’s call a spade a spade, especially when writing letters to the editor
I was surprised that a recent letter did not identify author Matt Ames as the current Chairman of the Fairfax Republican Party.
Trump administration presents intriguing possibilities
President-elect Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago, Wednesday. On policy, much of Trump's Cabinet falls closer to conventional conservative.
Steve Chapman: The triumph of falsehood
In 1644, the English poet John Milton made an eloquent case against censorship. Freedom of thought and inquiry was not only a God-given prerogative but also the best protection against error: "Let her and Falsehood grapple; who ever knew Truth put to the worse, in a free and open encounter?" Milton was fortunate enough to live before the internet.
Goodbye, 2016: And good riddance
President Barack Obama's decision to abstain from a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlements in the West Bank is a diplomatic disaster.
Letter: U.S. veto an insult to Israel
Letter: U.S. veto an insult to Israel President Obama did not just "rebuke" Israel, but metaphorically spit in the face of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Check out this story on northjersey.com: http://northjersy.news/2iKOS85 When the United States abstained on United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, President Barack Obama did not just "rebuke" Israel, but metaphorically spit in the face of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israelis and supporters of Israel everywhere.
Editorial: Abe’s gesture was genuine must be accepted as such
It was 75 years ago this month that Japanese bombs rained down on the U.S. fleet in Hawaii's Pearl Harbor and prompted America's entry into World War II. On Tuesday, the leaders of those two nations met at the site of that carnage for the first time.