Prison and sentencing reform is ready-made for bipartisanship. The incoming Trump administration should try it and invite Democrats to join in.
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Clarence Page: MAGA takes on Elon Musk’s ‘tech bros’
It’s not clear whether the America-first MAGA will hold sway over Donald Trump or whether he’ll bend to the wishes of the tech broligarchy.
Rich Lowry: Sorry, Canada — we don’t want you
The United States doesn’t need another huge, misgoverned Blue State. We already have California, where the climate and the surfing are better.
A ‘Made in China’ crisis awaits Big Auto
The profound and sustained challenge to auto industry economics will force cost cutting, mergers — and all the political wrangling, labor unrest and trade friction this entails.
Kenneth Chutchian: Pay attention to the kids. They’re watching.
Revisiting a collection of 23 index cards, bound by a paper clip, the product of a Hail Mary lesson plan slapped together while sitting in my car after 11 p.m. on Election Day 2016.
Froma Harrop: Beam us up to Planet MAHA
Make America Healthy Again is a rummage pile of diverse interests ranging from organic farmers to homeschoolers to anti-vaxxers.
Austin Bay: Strategic Challenges 2025: Petrarch, nukes, anarchy and debt
The big problems are so pervasive, complex and entwined, they are at best mitigated, navigated or reduced.
Cal Thomas: Jimmy Carter’s faith
Carter was an excellent teacher. He knew the Scriptures well, and on one occasion he asked me to teach the class, which was an experience I shall never forget.
Rich Lowry: Our legal immigration system is scandalously stupid
Elon Musk is right that we should want to get exceptionally gifted people into the country, and the immigration hawks are right that the H1B program, which awards temporary visas to skilled immigrants, is scammy and poorly designed.
Remembering some of Maine’s leading lights
Past Prologue: A grateful salute to the contributions of the late Joseph Brennan, Bruce Reeves, Louis Scolnick and Ed Boucher.