USA Today: Opinion
- Secretary of State Blinken: No quick solution to fentanyl crisis, but US is leading the fight
Thursday - 08/31/2023 - 05:14 AMThe synthetic drug crisis is a global problem, and criminal organizations are extremely effective at exploiting opportunities, writes Antony Blinken.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - I inherited a cancer gene from my dad. He also left me a game plan to live.
Wednesday - 08/30/2023 - 05:04 AMMy dad, Jim Valvano, gave me brown eyes, a love of poetry, his outgoing personality and long legs. I also inherited his predisposition to cancer.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Is 2023 the hottest summer on record? Yes, but climate change may not be solely to blame.
Tuesday - 08/29/2023 - 05:13 AMClimate change no doubt played a role in the heat we're seeing in Phoenix and across the globe, but other factors could also be at play.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump or Reagan? Gen Z conservatives must decide what values we really hold true.
Monday - 08/28/2023 - 05:01 AMEmboldened by Donald Trump, post-liberals see the conservative coalition as a failure, one that only slowed the left's quest for cultural dominance.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Making family phone calls free for prisoners is a cheap tool for reducing recidivism
Saturday - 08/26/2023 - 06:02 AMMaking phone calls free for inmates eases the financial burden on the families affected by incarceration and improves children's mental health.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Who needs Trump? Vivek Ramaswamy was a fine stand-in at the Republican debate.
Thursday - 08/24/2023 - 12:24 PMIf the Milwaukee GOP presidential debate were a TV show, it'd be called 'Everybody Hates Vivek.' Expect a long haul to 2024 if Ramaswamy survives.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump snubs GOP, voters by skipping debate – but expect him to still hog center stage
Wednesday - 08/23/2023 - 04:05 AMIn typical Donald Trump fashion, the former president is eschewing the Milwaukee GOP debate because he thinks his followers should just reanoint him.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Here's how to avoid student loan debt: Focus on career outcomes, not prestigious degrees.
Tuesday - 08/22/2023 - 04:02 AMCommunity colleges and four-year state schools can get you to the same career, quality of life and retirement destinations as prestigious schools.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - What if Biden stumbles? Democrats need a strong alternative candidate with stakes so high.
Monday - 08/21/2023 - 05:08 AMJoe Biden is perhaps the most vulnerable incumbent we've ever seen, within his own party. Most Democrats want and deserve another option.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Biden has ignored Ohio's pleas for help. His response to East Palestine is inexcusable.
Saturday - 08/19/2023 - 04:02 AMPresident Biden has yet to visit East Palestine – and refused Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's request for aid in the recovery effort, writes Sen. J.D. Vance.
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- Do you realize that Vivek Ramaswamy could be the MAGA candidate for Trump lovers?
Wednesday - 08/30/2023 - 06:25 PMWhile former President Donald Trump has been busy with indictments, the GOP presidential primary's 'It' candidate has been Vivek Ramaswamy.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - As new BA.2.86 COVID variant emerges, America lifts middle finger to the same old mandates
Wednesday - 08/30/2023 - 05:19 AMPublic health officials got so much wrong in the COVID-19 pandemic, and asserted it with such confidence, that Americans won't soon trust them again.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Why kill Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin? He was a threat to Putin's financial wealth.
Tuesday - 08/29/2023 - 06:05 AMIn Ukraine War, 'lawfare' is the new battle front against Russia's war machine. Wagner Group plane crash just underlines the point.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Feeling sad, lonely? Making friends as an adult is hard. Your front porch can help.
Sunday - 08/27/2023 - 05:06 AMIn my friend's model of community engagement, the porch becomes a place where people of different backgrounds can meet and befriend one another.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Take a good look at Trump's booking photo, Republicans. That's your GOP.
Thursday - 08/24/2023 - 09:29 PMThe Trump booking photo heard around the world is more than a first for American presidents. It now represents the Republican Party.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Debate offers refreshing alternative: Without Trump, Republicans focus on serious issues
Thursday - 08/24/2023 - 12:40 AMSince Donald Trump decided to ditch the GOP debate, the eight Republicans on stage offered tangible ideas about the most pressing issues of the day.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Loyalty pledge' for Republican debate has candidates vowing fealty to a criminal defendant
Tuesday - 08/22/2023 - 03:00 PMWhy are Republican candidates forced to pledge loyalty to what will ultimately be Trump's presidential campaign? Do they know about the indictments?
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - I worked to reelect Donald Trump in 2020, but he shouldn't be the 2024 nominee
Tuesday - 08/22/2023 - 05:18 AMThe Republican Party should nominate a candidate who champions conservative policies and can lead our party into the future.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Oliver Anthony's 'Rich Men North of Richmond' speaks to how Americans feel. Don't dismiss it.
Sunday - 08/20/2023 - 05:03 AMTelling working-class Americans that their concerns don't matter is what led us to being stuck with Donald Trump as president.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - As a pediatrician, I remember every gunshot victim I've treated. Our gun laws must change.
Saturday - 08/19/2023 - 05:05 AMWe had high hopes Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee understood the need for reform when he called a special session on gun safety. His proclamation falls short.
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- It's back to school time in America. Are kids learning enough about civics?
Thursday - 08/31/2023 - 05:17 AMAmerican is in a civics and history learning crisis, but there is help available to teachers and to students.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Oberlin coach stood up for women in sports. Then faced public shaming from her college.
Tuesday - 08/29/2023 - 11:31 AMAfter Lia Thomas became the first trans athlete to win NCAA swimming championship, Oberlin lacrosse coach Kim Russell felt it was unfair. She spoke up.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - They've opened Arizona's floodgates to protect the border wall, but who's protecting us?
Tuesday - 08/29/2023 - 05:14 AMThe floodgates are open along the U.S.-Mexico border due to Arizona's monsoon season. If Biden can't guard them, then Gov. Katie Hobbs should.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - I'm a sexual assault survivor. Now I train women to use guns to protect themselves.
Saturday - 08/26/2023 - 05:03 AMAmericans' right to protect themselves should not be infringed or restricted. Well-meaning regulations do more harm than good.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - I helped write MLK's 'I Have a Dream' speech. Its message remains essential 60 years later.
Friday - 08/25/2023 - 05:02 AMIs Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech fading in Americans' collective memory? That's like erasing the Holocaust from history classes.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Ron DeSantis needed to be someone else at the Republican debate. Sadly, he was himself.
Thursday - 08/24/2023 - 01:15 AMThe main thing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis needed at the first GOP presidential primary debate was to not be Ron DeSantis. Tragically, he was.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Angola's death row is haunted by its past and purpose. It shouldn't be housing kids.
Wednesday - 08/23/2023 - 05:08 AMGov. John Bel Edwards, remove teens from the Louisiana State Penitentiary's old death row. Give them a chance to thrive, writes Sister Helen Prejean.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Children are terrified of school shootings, gun violence. Tennessee lawmakers should listen.
Monday - 08/21/2023 - 04:04 AMThe Tennessee General Assembly needs to visit a classroom of third graders and explain why they refuse to act on commonsense gun legislation.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sucking up to Donald Trump 101: A wannabe's guide for the Republican debate
Sunday - 08/20/2023 - 04:01 AMDonald Trump will probably skip the first GOP presidential primary debate in Milwaukee, but the candidates who show up will be sure to praise him.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sure, Trump is awful. But that doesn't mean Biden is a good choice for president.
Friday - 08/18/2023 - 04:04 AMApologists for Joe Biden and Donald Trump imply Americans must choose between the lesser of two evils in 2024 election. I find that hard to accept.
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