Too bad. I really wanted to believe “The Blind Side,” even though I knew it was sort of a fairy tale for grown-ups -- or for kids who want to sound like grown-ups. I’m old-fashioned enough to believe that a heartwarming story with the “BOATS” label — “based on a true story” ...
Last week’s discussions in Eau Claire about parole transparency were important. While a newer state law has changed the rules regarding how and when people convicted of serious crimes may be released, some older cases remain outside of that framework. There are two things that strike us ...
Ohio voters rejected a measure that would have made it tougher to amend the state’s constitution. The proposal carried the baggage of being a backdoor attempt to restrict abortion rights and make gun regulation harder to enact through ballot initiatives. Strip away that hidden agenda, ...
There’s an approach to political questions that the conservative in me rebels against. Let’s call it the “You can’t have too much of a good thing” fallacy. Virtually every popular idea in American life has cheerleaders for this fallacy. You’ve surely heard someone say something ...
The Biden administration is transferring $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets in South Korea to an account in Qatar, which Iran will be able to access, in what appears to be an attempt to get Iran to release five imprisoned Americans. National Security Communications Coordinator John Kirby ...
Perhaps it’s only coincidental but this, the summer of “Barbie,” also is the summer of our discontent in politics -- over manhood. Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, helped to get the ball rolling with a new book, “Manhood: The Masculine Virtues America Needs.” I thought it ...