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Make housing pet-friendly

With soaring rents, it’s already hard enough to put a roof over your head in this country. And if one of your family members has fur, it’s getting even harder. Landlords don’t always accommodate families with pets. Pet restrictions can limit housing options and force people to make the ...

Did Charlie Kirk’s killer do it to show he could?

This is not about Charlie Kirk. He was admirable as a debater and as a conservative who welcomed debate. Some of his utterances were reprehensible, but no one should die because of opinions. This is about the 22-year-old who apparently shot and killed Kirk from a rooftop — and also the ...

The media aggressively plays dumb on the liberal hate of Kirk’s killer

Once the shock of Charlie Kirk’s murder began to wear off, it became easier to notice how today’s “news” media routinely fail to live up to their own pompous prattle about their work. They don’t “hold people accountable,” they don’t “uphold democracy,” and they aren’t ...

Faux history has its eyes on you

Years ago, I chose a defining fork in the road and applied to graduate school. As I anxiously awaited acceptance in the University of Missouri-Columbia’s School of Journalism, it was my good fortune to snag a summer job at the State Historical Society of Iowa in Iowa City. As a northwestern ...

Recovering from the insanity of Summer 2020

What a difference half a decade makes. This summer’s prevailing ethos, zeitgeist, vibe — call it any fancy name you want — was sharply different from the summer, just five years ago, of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter. Such sudden changes in the moral atmosphere seem to occur every so ...

Delivering a pay raise for our troops and strengthening our national security

In 1961, the United States Congress passed the first National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Then, and in every conflict since, our brave men and women at home and overseas relied on Congress to authorize new programs, procure advanced weapons, and make quality-of-life improvements for ...