Opinion and Letters

JOHN DEERING CARTOON: A new phone for tweeting See the latest work from editorial cartoonist John Deering. by John Deering - July 18, 2019

JOHN BRUMMETT: Will she or won't she? Jay Barth, political science professor at Hendrix College, says new data suggests that plans for Sarah Huckabee Sanders' coronation as governor might be prematu... by John Brummett - July 18, 2019

EDITORIAL: Please, let robo-umps be just a bad idea in passing And here some of us thought they ruined baseball when they came up with the designated hitter. July 18, 2019

VICTOR DAVIS HANSON: The war over America's past is really about its future The summer has ripped off a thin scab that covered an American wound, revealing a festering disagreement about the nature and origins of the United States. by Victor Davis Hanson - July 18, 2019

OTHERS SAY: Congress is rushing to make the CIA less accountable It's already a crime to identify a covert intelligence agent or confidential informant working overseas. But even though the law has only been used twice in 37 ... by The Los Angeles Times - July 18, 2019

KATHERINE HU: 'Go back' denies my parents' sacrifice On a good day, I'm almost fluent in Chinese. I pepper my sentences with English "so's" and "likes" as well as the occasional hand flourish when I attempt to sha... by KATHERINE HU In the Los Angeles Times - July 18, 2019

JANE GATEWOOD: Mapping it out "Whap!" The yardstick slapped the pull-down classroom map of the Americas: north, central, and south. At the front of the classroom, obscuring the green chalkbo... by JANE GATEWOOD Special to the Democrat-Gazette - July 18, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Two-party system not really working, Trump unfit to lead, enjoying digital replica + more It's not really working July 18, 2019

BRENDA LOOPER: Border rigmarole It's been a while since I talked about fact-checking, so I might as well do so while I wait for my blood supply to top back up. You'd be surprised how much bloo... by Brenda Looper - July 17, 2019

REX NELSON: Celebrating the press As I emceed the annual awards luncheon of the Arkansas Press Association at Hot Springs late last month, it struck me that it had been 40 years since I attended... by Rex Nelson - July 17, 2019

EDITORIAL: This sounds familiar The immigration debate rages on with a Congress that won't fix anything (despite the fact that we're not in an election year) and a president looking to solve t... July 17, 2019

CAL THOMAS: 50 years ago, we looked up in awe You had to be there 50 years ago. I was. As a young reporter for a local TV station in Houston, I frequently visited NASA ("the space base," we dubbed it), met ... by Cal Thomas - July 17, 2019

OTHERS SAY: Hard questions on immigration demand straight answers America's immigration policies are broken, and there's little sign in Washington of a bipartisan desire to fix them. President Donald Trump rages on about the c... by Bloomberg View - July 17, 2019

CHRISTINE M. FLOWERS: When immigration stories get personal Forty-five years ago this week, on July 18, 1974, John Lennon was ordered deported from the United States, ostensibly because he possessed and used a small amou... by Christine M. Flowers The Philadelphia Daily News - July 17, 2019

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Bill doesn't benefit us, about flag-burning, spend time with elderly family and friends + more Bill doesn't benefit us July 17, 2019

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