With apologies to Kermit the Frog, it's not easy being green.
by Cal Thomas / Tribune Content AgencyA great-grandfather on my mother's side had a big mouth. The trait seems to run in the family.
by Bret Stephens / The New York TimesThe Democratic Party is behaving recklessly and unpatriotically. So far, Democrats have spent tens of millions to help Trumpist candidates in Republican primaries.
by David Brooks / The New York TimesAs we gather to celebrate Independence Day, it's a good time to reflect on how our most fundamental freedoms have served this nation well.
by Ken PaulsonThe "Spirit of '76" is alive and well at the Supreme Court.
by Derrick Morgan / Tribune Content AgencyThere's a saying among cult experts: Nobody ever joins a cult.
by Bret Stephens / The New York TimesOver the weekend, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed that President Joe Biden remains opposed to the idea of court-packing following the United States Supreme Court's controversial ruling on abortion.
by The Orange County Register editorial boardConservatives are, by and large, thrilled by the Supreme Court's recent decisions.
by Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg Opinion via Tribune News ServiceThere were times over the last 50 years when some pro-lifers felt they would never see Roe v. Wade overturned and the right to life again recognized by government.
by Cal Thomas / Tribune Content AgencyIn the 1950s when television was in black and white as was the distinction between acceptable and unacceptable behavior, comedian Milton Berle would occasionally wear a dress in a skit, causing the studio audience to laugh uproariously. How things have changed.
by Cal Thomas / Tribune Content AgencyIt doesn't seem like it now, with the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade reversal roiling the nation. But we may someday look back on June 24, 2022, as the day we started out toward a compromise, even consensus, on abortion.
by Ryan J. Rusak / Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TNS)Calling the gasoline supply crunch "Putin's price hike" hasn't worked for President Joe Biden, so now he's trying a different tactic: blaming oil companies.
by Derrick Morgan / Tribune Content AgencyNo elected Israeli prime minister ever had a shorter tenure than Naftali Bennett.
by Bret Stephens / The New York TimesConservatives who want an economic policy that supports parents have long been a minority faction within the Republican Party.
by Ramesh Ponnuru / Bloomberg OpinionWhile inflation, high gas and food prices, a falling stock market, corrosive politics and a looming recession are all causes for concern - even alarm - two recent Gallup polls reveal an erosion of foundational principles that are key to a stable and enduring society.
by Cal Thomas / Tribune Content AgencyCan decline be reversed? Can decadence be resisted?
by Ross Douthat / The New York TimesCongressional Democrats are in the midst of a multi-network TV series on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, and a federal judge has said what so many others are saying.
by Jay Ambrose / Tribune Content AgencyIf the House Jan. 6 committee proceeds to its seemingly predetermined conclusion that Donald Trump incited the Capitol riot and tried to reverse the results of the 2020 election, and if they recommend to the Department of Justice that Trump committed criminal acts and should be prosecuted, President Biden will face a serious choice.
by Cal ThomasThe 50th anniversary of the June 17, 1972, Watergate break-in — in which burglars inspired and funded by President Richard Nixon's re-election campaign attempted to bug the Democratic National Committee offices — stirs memories of a sorry chapter in American history.
by Bruce Yandle / Tribune Content AgencyFive sentences sum up the war in Ukraine as it stands now.
by Bret Stephens / The New York TimesPresident Joe Biden's job approval is lower than Barack Obama's or Donald Trump's at this point in their presidencies.
by Ramesh Ponnuru / BloombergMost people are familiar with the phrase "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."
by Cal ThomasPresident Joe Biden is set to "forgive" $10,000 worth of student loan debt per borrower, for a total of $360 billion in loan elimination.
by Rachel Greszler and Lindsey Burke / Tribune Content Agency