Reinforcements have arrived with the publication of the Babylon Bee’s “Guide to Wokeness.” It is laugh out loud funny, unless you are woke.
Op-Eds
Froma Harrop: Biden is, actually, doing well
For some reason, Biden is getting attacked from all political sides and for things that are not his fault. He’s been handed a bad hand to play on so many fronts.
Rich Lowry: No, DeSantis isn’t worse than Trump
Even if you take the dimmest view of all that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has done — from battling COVID mandates to trying to keep woke instruction out of schools to pushing new congressional lines favorable to Republicans — it makes him a sharp-elbowed partisan with mistaken priorities, not a clear and present danger to American democracy. None of it is remotely comparable to Donald Trump’s post-election conduct.
Iris Roberts: The way we were: Our father and his guns
Our dad thought assault weapons of war were useless for civilians and a “waste of good money.” He was a veteran of World War II, who did not live long enough to know that assault weapons of war would one day proliferate in numbers so large that they would eventually be bringing children brutally down in classrooms, and killing people of all ages ruthlessly almost anywhere in America — and I’m glad that he did not.
Austin Bay: Gulf of Mexico pirates threaten global security and environmental extortion
On June 14 pirates armed with automatic weapons attacked a Pemex (Petroleos Mexicano/Mexican Petroleum) oil platform in the Bay of Campeche. State-owned Pemex is by far the most important company in Mexico. The Mexican Navy, however, responded slowly. The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) estimates that in 2019, 180 attacks occurred on Mexican oil targets.
Froma Harrop: Democrats don’t have to be dumb
Democrats … continue to mismatch the intelligence of the voters and their economic messaging. Accusing the Fed of a crime it has yet to commit — or gas stations of price-gouging — is dumb politics, and doubly so as their prospects improve.
Leonard Pitts Jr.: What is wrong with American men?
Everyone has bad days. Everyone gets their feelings hurt. Everyone grapples with life not going according to plan. Only American men seem to routinely take this as an excuse to shoot up churches and schools.
Rich Lowry: Biden’s shameful gas-station attack
Biden took to Twitter to urge “the companies running gas stations and setting prices at the pump” to heed his message: “Bring down the price you are charging at the pump to reflect the cost you’re paying for the product.”
Leonard Pitts Jr.: Just a different kind of rape
After years of openly flouting the law, high-profile offenders may, given sufficient media pressure and public attention, be held to account. Repeat: may. If your case doesn’t fall within those parameters, tough luck; you’re very likely to watch helplessly as your attacker goes unpunished. And you might be forgiven for thinking that doesn’t feel much like justice at all.
Cal Thomas: It’s not easy being green
Technology should precede ideology, not the reverse. The Biden administration and its green allies want to force us into electric cars before most people can afford them and before they become as practical and convenient as gas-powered cars.