Amid his culture war campaign against “woke” liberals, critical race theory and other bugaboos of the political right, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken his ongoing culture war to an old, reliable political enemy — the media.
Op-Eds
Froma Harrop: Guns kill people. Zombie politicians see to it
There’s no making moral sense of the political zombies who take orders from the National Rifle Association.
Austin Bay: The Finns are ready to deter Russia
No matter how the Ukraine War ends, the Finnish border is now a NATO border, and it presents the Kremlin with very complicated military problems — the kind of complicated problems that should deter future Kremlin adventurism.
Tom Putnam: Facing the earth’s fragilities and our own — we pause before spring
Maybe by setting aside certain days each year to pause and consider who we are and where we are going, we better equip ourselves to carry our lives forward, planting seeds for a new course while the world slowly settles around us.
Elliott Epstein: U.S. aid to Ukraine is a no-brainer
We’re able to support a nation that’s shown extraordinary courage and ingenuity in the face of a barbaric onslaught, while, at the same time, managing to maintain a semblance of democracy and decency.
Froma Harrop: Gen Z gets ready to don the gray flannel suit
Work schedules may be more hybrid than in the past, but all indicators point to more time in an old-fashioned office. Younger workers looking for a social life may like it.
Bob Neal: The Countryman: Public schools in the hot seat
As we emerge from the pandemic, schools are under scrutiny on several fronts, some coming from the pandemic but others already hot long before COVID-19 changed almost everything.
Cal Thomas: In defense of Netanyahu
Benjamin Netanyahu has been a force for good for Israel and the Jewish people. The same can’t be said for his political enemies.
Cal Thomas: The ‘Outpouring’
Dr. Kevin Brown, president of Asbury University, prefers “outpouring” to describe the days of prayer, repentance and singing that drew as many as 50,000 people to campus from miles away and other countries, along with international attention from a media that are normally indifferent to spiritual things, unless they involve scandalous behavior.
Sen. Lisa Keim: We need to take a stand against China
Our greatest foreign adversary controls large technology companies whose devices are used throughout our state government. Maine is already years behind in addressing this reality; now is the time for us to take action.