| Oct 19, 2022 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyMy wife and I recently had the tremendous misfortune of needing to buy a car. Car prices, you may know, reached an all-time high between this year and last. There are now rumblings of a gradual decline, but rising interest rates will likely offset any savings. So with...
| Oct 5, 2022 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracySeven out of ten Republicans — like seven of ten Democrats — believe that American democracy is in danger of collapse. Both sides correctly fear the end of our democracy. But they see the danger very differently. As Democrats see it, GOP candidates are mouthing Donald...
| Sep 28, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyLet me say one word to you: Nuts. Now, let me say one name to you: Ted Cruz. They’ve become synonymous, with the Texas lawmaker perennially topping national lists of goofy, right-wing political goobers. Only, Ted can’t rightly be called a lawmaker, for he’s not a...
| Jul 27, 2022 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIt’s January 2026. The Republican president thanks Congress for banning all abortions and makes an enthusiastic plea for a law that would require a national registry of pregnant women, so their pregnancies could be subject to surveillance. Far-fetched? Not the way...