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Approach today having learned the lessons of the past

It's a time for fear. The United States is engaged in an undeclared war -- one of which the public does not understand the true extent. The president has gone in without Congressional approval. Military leaders struggle with cabinet members, politicians and themselves about whether and how ...

Iowa should treat AI savings as matching funds for mentorship

Iowa is spending public money to expand apprenticeship because employers need a reliable way to turn beginners into skilled workers. Companies adopting artificial intelligence should apply the same logic to the time the technology saves. In April, Iowa Workforce Development announced more ...

Good progress, bad structure

In 2007, Hugo Chavez sent men with rifles into the Orinoco Belt. They walked into oilfields Americans had surveyed, Americans had drilled and American engineering had made productive and told ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips to take a minority stake in their own work or get out. Those two got ...

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the Senate stakes

The race for control of the Senate next January is a dead heat. Conventional wisdom suggests the contests in swingy states like Michigan, Ohio, North Carolina and Georgia could prove decisive. And they might. But it's possible that the fate of the chamber known as the "world's greatest ...

Three characters meet Trump

With a major nod to the movie The Princess Bride: Three characters were ushered into the Oval Office to introduce themselves to Donald Trump. The first one said, “Hello. My name is Truth. You do not speak me! Prepare to lose.” The second one said, “Hello. My name is Law. You have ignored me! Prepare to lose.” The third one said, "Hello. My name is Power. You have abused me! Prepare to lose.” As they left, they passed dozens more in the hall waiting for their turns.