Daniel McCarthy: When character assassination becomes the real thing
If Democrats didn’t believe they’d put former President Donald Trump in an assassin’s crosshairs the first time, they have no excuse for pleading innocent now.
Mona Charen: The most revealing moment of the debate
In “The Wizard of Oz,” the stentorian power of the great Oz is revealed as a fraud when Toto the dog (how apt) pulls back the curtain to reveal a squat, middle-aged man speaking into a microphone. Oz’s power was all artifice.
Froma Harrop: Nurse Harris ratcheted it up on Trump
As we tuned into the big debate, the Trump camp was peddling the claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating people’s dogs and cats. When the debate turned to the subject of immigration, Donald Trump jumped on that hallucination without prompt.
Other Editors: Russia gets Iranian ballistic missiles
If you want another example of vanishing U.S. deterrence (see nearby), consider the Biden Administration’s failure to stop Iran from providing Russia with ballistic missiles.
Daniel McCarthy: Kamala Harris runs like a Republican, misleads on tariffs
Kamala Harris is losing the fight for the American middle.
Froma Harrop: Gas prices could actually help Harris in November
Americans focused on inflation seem especially tuned into the price of gasoline. While inflation has been fading away, many prices remain higher than they were two years ago.
Bobby Harrison: In U.S. presidential elections, not all votes are equal
A Mississippian’s vote for president carries more weight than the vote of a Californian or than the vote of a resident of most other states.
Shad White: Telling the truth about DEI in the face of lies
Last year my office released a report that shows taxpayers how much of their money has been spent on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives in our public universities. As it turns out, taxpayers have been footing the bill for symposia that teach students about the evils of “whiteness” and for research into things like “queer criminology,” whatever that is.
Froma Harrop: Harris must defeat Trump to save democracy. That’s her job.
Presidential elections of yore were not like this one. Would the media kindly get that into their collective skull? Many journalists seem to think that the reluctance of Kamala Harris to sit down for searing in-depth interviews on “the issues” is a major issue.
Russ Latino: A nation of immigrants, a border in crisis
You wouldn’t know it looking at me. I don’t have olive skin or dark hair. You certainly wouldn’t know it listening to me. My accent is more Foghorn Leghorn than European. But near the turn of the 20th Century, my great-grandfather’s family migrated to this country from Sicily.
Wyatt Emmerich: Small town declines may be reversing
The Census Bureau reports that cities did not grow in population from 2010 to 2020. That is especially true in Mississippi, where numerous small rural cities lost population.
Mona Charen: What are we conserving?
When my friend David French — New York Times columnist, pro-life evangelical, and lifelong conservative — announced that he would be voting for Kamala Harris, it was like dropping a Porterhouse steak amid a pride of lions.
Bobby Harrison: Latest lawsuit continues long trend of fighting efforts to improve Mississippi voter access
It should not be a surprise that the entire Mississippi Election Commission, made up of Gov. Tate Reeves, Attorney General Lynn Fitch and Secretary of State Michael Watson, have joined a lawsuit trying to stop federal agencies from working to improve access to voting.
Other Editors: The honeymoon is over. Harris must start making the case for her presidency
In her speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris offered a withering indictment of her opponent that could constitute a case for her candidacy.
Daniel McCarthy: Donald Trump is Reagan’s heir
As Donald Trump fights what now looks like an uphill battle against Kamala Harris, many Republicans find themselves thinking back to their high-school sweetheart.
Froma Harrop: We want to see the world. Does the world want to see us?
Hawaii charges tourists a variety of taxes and fees.
Froma Harrop: Gutsy Republicans are quiet stars of the Democrats’ convention
The Democratic National Convention has been a lively dance party featuring the usual lineup of partisan speakers. Barack Obama, as usual, charmed the crowd, mocking Donald Trump’s obsession over crowd size with a subtle but unmistakable hand gesture.
Debra Saunders: Let’s talk about Donald Trump
Let’s talk about Donald Trump.
Daniel McCarthy: Will voters settle for Joe Biden’s understudy?
This week’s celebration of Kamala Harris in Chicago faces an embarrassing fact: Until now, Democrats themselves thought she was less cut out to be president than Joe Biden.
Bobby Harrison: How might Kamala Harris compare to recent Democrats in non-swing state Mississippi?
Former U.S. Congressmen Mike Espy, a Democrat, and Gregg Harper, a Republican, were civil toward each other even though they did not agree on much at a recent meeting of the Mississippi State Stennis Institute of Government and the Capitol Press Corps.