Editorial columns
Montana is one of the least populated states in the lower 48, but what flows out of it reaches to the far corners of the country. It's the only state hosting r…
by JONATHAN BUTCHER Tribune News Service January 28, 2022At some point in the past 30 years, the concept of the "free world" fell out of favor.
by Bret Stephens The New York Times January 28, 2022In journalism school about half a century ago, I took a course titled "Law of Mass Communications," which covered the evolution of libel laws in America before…
by DOUG SZENHER SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE January 28, 2022For all the talk of science, it's looking more and more like Americans are much more likely to follow their politics when it comes to covid.
by Dana Kelley January 28, 2022Tabloid journalism is a subject that has always fascinated me. Waiting in line at the grocery checkout, it's amusing to scan the bold headlines screaming "Bide…
by RANDAL BERRY SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE January 28, 2022With Democrats' multi-trillion dollar Build Back Better initiative hitting a wall in the U.S. Senate, President Joe Biden has suggested that components of the …
by Star Parker January 27, 2022If you spend enough time in Las Vegas, you'll eventually bump into somebody famous, but I didn't expect it to happen during a high-roller fantasy football draf…
by JIM RULAND The Los Angeles Times January 27, 2022It's National School Choice Week, and students, families, and schools across the country are celebrating the wide variety of educational options available to k…
by HANNAH REBER SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE January 27, 2022"I'm done with covid."--Bari Weiss, commentator and lightning rod.
by John Brummett January 27, 2022As we look to the future of the University of Arkansas, we must have a leader who understands Arkansas, who can navigate the complexities of a flagship land-gr…
by COLEMAN WARREN SPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE January 27, 2022I spent my first semester of college as a political science major, primarily because my mom wanted me to become a lawyer. But that was never my dream, especial…
by Brenda Looper January 26, 2022This being the season to review Joe Biden's presidency, let us behold the tactical blundering that has defined him, deflated Democratic prospects and sustained…
by John Brummett January 26, 2022Last September, in the mid-season opener of the Showtime series "Billions," American rocker Jason Isbell appeared as himself, to play a benefit sponsored by Ta…
by Philip Martin January 25, 2022Greg Adams shows a mild manner befitting his long career as a social worker counseling grieving families. That temperament also seems ideal for his current pub…
by John Brummett January 25, 2022Along with the distortions, lies and smears (comparing foes of overturning the filibuster to Jefferson Davis, George Wallace, and Bull Connor), Joe Biden's Atl…
by Bradley Gitz January 24, 2022