The recent executive order making English the country’s official language is a tool for exclusion.
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Rich Lowry: Canada is not the enemy
President Trump has made more threatening sounds about Canada than about Russia. He is wielding a weapon — sweeping 25% tariffs — that would almost certainly drive our Friendly Neighbor to the North into a recession, while he is making its leaders and people honestly fearful of the United States.
Opinion: The consequences of appeasement will fall on American children
The West’s failure to stand up to Hitler in 1938 resulted in a cataclysmic cost. History could easily repeat itself today.
Opinion: How to fix the damage that’s been done to Medicare
The Inflation Reduction Act has been a disaster for seniors’ health care. There are ways to right the ship.
Opinion: Live Nation puts Portland arts at risk of final curtain calls
The proposal for a new 3,300-seat venue in the city will only serve to limit variety and choice.
Froma Harrop: Our beautiful economy was a terrible thing to waste
President Trump was handed a great economy, “The Envy of the World,” according to financial media. His trade war, lack of coherent economic policy and perhaps low interest in governing when cameras aren’t present have investors close to panic. The Dow Jones Industrial Average has lost more than 2,000 points since Election Day.
Cal Thomas: The economy: We’ve been here before
Economic roller coasters can be scary, but like the rides at the fair, the end produces satisfaction, relief and even a thrill. So, hang on.
Nature Connects: Why do we help the frogs cross the road?
A Big Night event in Cumberland is one of many community efforts in Maine to assist amphibians across roadways during their spring migration.
Jim Fossel: Trump’s trade policy isn’t a complete trainwreck
While trade wars with Canada and Mexico don’t make much sense to me, getting tougher on China is a good move.
Opinion: Is Elon Musk Trump’s Rasputin?
The American peasantry is growing restless with the unelected Musk appropriating the Oval Office.