Opinion

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Elon Musk recently posted a pronouncement on X: "Universal HIGH INCOME via checks issued by the Federal government is the best way ...

This week, all eyes are on Pittsburgh. The 2026 NFL Draft is here, running through Saturday, with the city serving as the center of the football world...

Texas taxpayers spent an estimated $42.3 million to $111.5 million to help local governments lobby the state legislature in 2025, even though 83% of v...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s dramatic defeat has sparked substantial speculation over its potential fallout, both in Eur...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Until recently, President Donald Trump always found a way to fail forward, through a combination of spin, threats, payoffs and blus...

Renewable energy sources are the most cost-effective form of electricity generation. Solar power does not pollute air and water like fossil fuel-based...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (TNS) — It appears that the war in Iran is going to fail to accomplish a key objective: Getting rid of the murderous regime that runs ...

BOSTON (TNS) — President Donald Trump is the new Gerald Ford. Fifty-two years ago, President Gerald Ford came up with “Whip Inflation Now” (WIN) — a g...

In today’s higher education landscape, the most impactful partnerships are those that blend academic alignment, student mobility and regional economic...

MANHATTAN, Kan. (TNS) — More unsolicited life advice from Uncle Ned, kids. Today's word to the wise: Broaden your mind. This is the opposite of what y...

Chicago politics have taken root in Vatican City. Pope Leo XIV may be a man of the cloth, but he is also a Southsider, so it is not surprising that he...

Trump’s war with Iran is not popular — and that’s no surprise. Critics of the war are correct about one very important thing: It is messy. The Strait ...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Josh Shapiro is popular in Pennsylvania, according to polling and fundraising. Our current governor has raised over $10 million thi...

Winston Churchill once said of the late John Fuster Dulles, U.S. secretary of state, "He is the only bull who carries around his own china shop." Chur...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — In middle school, nothing made me happier than going to gym class and seeing the floor hockey nets out. I knew it was going to be a...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Americans could be forgiven if they're unaware that President Donald Trump recently performed one of his most essential tasks and s...

If you want to understand where Pennsylvania’s economy is headed, don’t start with GDP or job reports. Start with a different number: $2.3 billion. Th...

With each visit to the gas pump, Americans are beginning to see the limits of “energy dominance.” Despite the United States being the world’s largest ...

No matter what a state offers in terms of natural beauty, work and social opportunities, tax and economic policy — as unglamorous as they sound — will...

The American blockade in the Strait of Hormuz alters the strategic equation in the Iran conflict. It also has the attention of our enemies. Peace talk...