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More dismal headlines for Democrats underscore challenges

It seems like the White House can’t catch a break these days. After months of demoralizing losses, surging prices and questions about the United States’ global standing, Democrats have flailed — but ultimately failed — to find their footing before it’s too late to avoid electoral ...

Dear mainstream media: Please retire the word ‘conservative’

Leave politics aside for a moment, if you can. What does the word “conservative” mean to you, outside of that cursed arena? To me, it connotes respecting tradition, caution when it comes to change, and hewing to the tried and true. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines it as “tending or ...

They’re children; stop calling it juvenile court

I would pretty much rather do anything than go back to high school. Bullied and sexually harassed, I found school to be a very perilous place. So I stopped going, stayed home, and read books. I was too young to understand what was happening to me or how to fight back, so I took a pass on all of ...

Students can’t afford the ignoring of charter school progress

As we end the third year of school affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, the country is heading in the wrong direction regarding supporting solutions proven to accelerate student learning. Proposed updates to the Charter School Program that could severely limit the growth of high-quality charter ...

Price-control measures never work

Last month, House leaders took a significant step toward giving the federal government the power to regulate gasoline prices by passing the Consumer Fuel Gouging Prevention Act. That bill is designed to combat the perceived issue of rampant price gouging by oil companies and other energy ...

To lower STI rates, look at sex ed

In 2020, there were 2.4 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, and more than half of these sexually transmitted infections (STIs) affected people between the ages of 15 and 24. If left untreated, STIs can permanently damage the reproductive system and even render a person ...