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Opinion: Kamala Harris owes us some answers

It's been more than two months since Vice President Kamala Harris was deeded the Democratic presidential nomination.

By Cal Thomas September 24, 2024

Photo/Audra Melton/The New York Times / Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, speaks during a campaign event at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Marietta, Ga., on Sept. 20, 2024.

Opinion: Ukraine needs more weapons and the permission to use them

Although President Joe Biden's administration has pledged "unwavering support" for Ukraine, it has been cautious to a fault in practice.

By Bloomberg Opinion Editorial Board (TNS) September 23, 2024

File hoto/Erin Schaff/The New York Times / President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine and President Joe Biden appear at a news conference during the Group of 7 summit in Savelletri, Italy, on June 13, 2024.

Opinion: Can Harris’s cynical, run-out-the clock campaign succeed?

Cynically running out the clock has been the overarching principle of the entire abbreviated 105-day presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris — ever since President Joe Biden dropped out in July.

By Victor Davis Hanson / Tribune Content Agency September 22, 2024

Photo/Brynn Anderson/The Associated Press / Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris gesturing as she walks on stage before speaking at a campaign event on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, in Atlanta.

Opinion: The double standard of extremist rhetoric

Another unwell person sought to kill Donald Trump, according to the FBI and other officials.

By Jonah Goldberg / Tribune Content Agency Editorial September 21, 2024

Photo/Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP / In this image taken from police body camera video and released by the Martin County, Fla., Sheriff's Office, law enforcement officers prepare to arrest Ryan Routh, the man suspected in the apparent assassination attempt of Donald Trump, on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024.

Opinion: Nuclear will help the South meet energy needs

Ahead of the Southern States Energy Board annual meeting this week in Chattanooga, nuclear energy advocates in our region have many reasons to be excited about the future.

By Lily Long September 20, 2024

Staff file photo / Part of the Sequoyah Nuclear Power Plant in Soddy-Daisy is seen on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023.

Opinion: Someone needs to lead by example

In 1995 when Timothy McVeigh bombed the federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people, including 19 children and injuring hundreds more, President Bill Clinton blamed "promoters of paranoia," which conservative talk radio hosts took as a slur against them.

By Cal Thomas September 20, 2024

File photo/The Associated Press / This images shows a depiction of Abraham Lincoln taking the oath of office as the 16th president of the United States administered by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on March 4, 1861. In his Inaugural Address, Lincoln referred to the "better angels of our nature" in his call for unity.

Opinion: Trump survives slanted roof and slanted debate

Just a reminder to Democrats: It is almost Halloween. Time flies, so keep in mind there are only 20 assassination attempt weekend days left until Christmas.

By Ron Hart September 19, 2024

Photo/Doug Mills/The New York Times / Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, speaks during a campaign rally at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024.

Opinion: California restaurant closings show true minimum wage is $0 an hour

President Ronald Reagan once said, "The nine most terrifying words in the English language are 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.'" California Gov. Gavin Newsom keeps proving him right.

By The Las Vegas Review-Journal Editorial Board (TNS) September 18, 2024

Photo/Mark Abramson/The New York Times / Jonathan Ortiz works in the kitchen at Charcoal Sunset, a restaurant in West Hollywood where staffing has gone from around 50 to 35, on Dec. 12, 2023. The owner is wondering about his future in the city.

Opinion: Highlight prevention over sickness

The new British prime minister, Keir Starmer, has commented on a report he commissioned that found the UK's National Health Service (NHS) is in a deplorable condition.

By Cal Thomas September 18, 2024

File photo/Andrew Testa/The New York Times / Staff work at the Queen's Hospital emergency room, in Romford, England, on March 20, 2023. A government-commissioned review into the National Health Service laid bare the challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces after years of underinvestment.

Opinion: On ‘eating the cats’ and immigration limits

"They're eating the cats" may be the perfect encapsulation of Donald Trump's brilliance and flaws.

By The Las Vegas Review-Journal Editorial Board (TNS) September 17, 2024

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