Our electric grid is a lifeline for our schools, hospitals, businesses, homes and emergency responders. I understand the need for continuous improvement and accountability, but when weighed against the lack of planning and the enormous risk, Pine Tree Power just doesn’t stand up to the challenges we have ahead of us.
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Austin Bay: U.S. military readiness: Enforce warfighter standards
Fielding a capable and “ready” military force is a vital national interest, for deterring war and, when necessary, fighting and winning a war.
Cal Thomas: Motives behind illegal immigration
With the right to vote, migrants could vote for the politicians who promise to give them more stuff. And then there’s the possibility that laws would be changed so that migrants can vote in federal elections. Wouldn’t this ensure that Democrats stay in power?
Bob Neal: The Countryman: Schools need to find their new normal
Schools have moved past the idea of teaching “The Three Rs, readin’, writin’ and ‘rithmetic.” Parents have abdicated many of their duties, such as fixing the kids’ breakfast, overseeing their homework, teaching them about sexual and other relationships and supporting the teachers and schools when the kids are disciplined.
Clarence Page: Republicans seek strength in the GOP debate after Donald Trump’s indictments
All eight candidates onstage seemed at least a bit off their game, as if they were filling in for the main event who didn’t show up, former President Donald Trump, who would be turning himself in to the Fulton County, Georgia, jail the next day after his fourth criminal indictment.
Rich Lowry: Yes, President Harris is a legitimate issue
Kamala Harris is one of the most prominent people in the United States, with the potential that at any moment she could inherit some of the most fearsome powers on Earth, but no one is supposed to notice.
Cal Thomas: Force-feeding ideology
Last week, a federal judge denied a request by parents of students in the Washington, D.C. suburb of Montgomery County, Maryland, to be able to remove their children from classrooms when books containing LGBTQ+ characters are read aloud.
Haiti needs a new U.N. mission, this time led by the U.S.
There is no quick or easy fix to the challenges facing Haiti. But it is a neighbor in desperate need, and if the U.S. can lead an improved U.N. mission — this time with U.S. personnel — it would be in our interests to help Haiti get back on its feet.
Froma Harrop: Where do we file Hunter Biden in our mindless politics?
I have no interest in either defending or condemning Hunter from a legal standpoint. He is now facing a special counsel investigation after a plea agreement on tax and gun charges fell apart. Let the wheels of justice roll. Let the legal authorities take it from here. If Hunter has been turning his life around, that’s nice but not relevant.
Rich Lowry: Trump creates a spin-off
Vivek Ramaswamy is making history as the first presidential candidate to be in the tank for his leading opponent.