Froma Harrop: Democrats need to take the car keys away from Bernie
The Platner fiasco has unleashed something of a brawl in the Democratic Party over how the sexting candidate with a Nazi tattoo came to be their rival to Susan Collins, now in her 5th term as Republican senator from Maine. Bernie Sanders thought his socialists could pass off blue-collar impersonator Graham Platner – a product of the elite Hotchkiss prep school – as a hard-working “oysterman.”
Daniel McCarthy: The Smithsonian’s patriotism problem
“Warning: The exhibits in this museum were prepared by people who don’t want you to love your country.”
Froma Harrop: Are you chasing false gods?
My sadly departed friend, Frank, was a unicorn. He lived 89 years in the town he grew up in, a village on the Connecticut shore.
Bobby Harrison: America’s civil service protections were born from ‘Death by Lightning’ and put in jeopardy by Supreme Court
An epilogue should be added to the recently released streaming miniseries “Death by Lightning” explaining how this past week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision gutted the governmental reform that was at the heart of the historical drama – the inception of American civil service protections.
Froma Harrop: Some French say ‘non’ to air conditioning. Others say ‘oui’
Europe is now the fastest heating continent, and Paris is suffering greatly under 100-plus Fahrenheit temperatures. That has inspired some conservative Americans to politicize the French aversion to air conditioning. In return, many in France are blaming Americans’ burning of planet-warming fossil fuels to power their ACs.
Froma Harrop: Do Democrats have the guts to let a toxic nominee lose?
One of the saddest posts this weekend featured Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a moderate, welcoming three Democratic Socialist of America candidates who had won primaries with a handful votes.
Bobby Harrison: Mississippi Democrats hope they are not saying ‘if’ again after midterm elections
“If” has often been the refrain for many Mississippi Democrats after losing statewide elections, as they have done with regularity since 2003.
Marc Dion: Vandalism
I mowed the lawn the other day.
Froma Harrop: Mamdani’s victory strut is premature
Yes, Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist picks just knocked off some Democratic incumbents in New York City.
Veronique de Rugy: From London’s tennis courts to California, aggressive taxes always disappoint
Last week, nearly every elite men’s tennis player skipped one of London’s marquee tournaments.
Other Editors: Pete Hegseth’s reckless vaccine policy backfires
An influenza outbreak at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas has sickened almost 160 people in the past few weeks and might have even killed one person going through basic training. If it wasn’t already clear why Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s decision to eliminate the military’s universal flu vaccine mandate was an exceptionally bad idea, it should be now.
Marc Dion: Oh! Canada!
OK, so I’m a small-timer.
Froma Harrop: We should vote on ideas, not physical likeness
MS NOW commentator Ali Velshi was not alone in complaining that women are “underrepresented” in Congress. It is true that women account for 51% of the U.S. population but only 29% of the House members.
Bobby Harrison: Mississippi tried redistricting in 2001 special session. The majority party fumbled
Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has indicated he could call the Mississippi Legislature into special session later this year to tackle the contentious issue of redistricting.
Mona Charen: How to keep loving America – even when it hurts
The approach of July 4 is making my heart hurt. Love of this country is deep-dyed in my soul, but pondering how or even whether to celebrate the semiquincentennial provokes a riot of mixed feelings.
Froma Harrop: Politician names on public works is free advertising
When workers scraped Donald Trump’s name off the Donald Trump and John F. Kennedy Performing Arts Center, they should have kept going. They should have taken Kennedy’s name off as well and restored the building to its original, simple title, the National Culture Center.
Wyatt Emmerich: New reports show data center risk
While Jackson residents are showing stiff opposition to a proposed data center, a new report has come out indicating Entergy residential rates have gone up $10.60 a month.
Bobby Harrison: Redistricting battle proves ‘everything old is new again’ in Mississippi
The recent Louisiana v. Callais redistricting decision that gutted the Voting Rights Act proves that “everything old is new again” – at least in Mississippi and many other states, mostly in the South.
Marc Dion: Self-reliance
I don’t fix things.
I’m a man. I don’t fix things.
I pay people to fix things, is what I do.
Mona Charen: Why I don’t plan to stop drinking alcohol
Is a glass of wine with dinner going to increase your chance of getting cancer or another serious illness? For the past few years, we’ve been deluged with studies and news accounts suggesting that the answer is yes. This week, the USDA reinstated a caution in its dietary guidelines about limiting alcohol.
