opinion

"A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable for he is...

The military options for the U.S. and NATO in Ukraine are complicated. But the economic options aren’t: All global companies should pull out of Russia...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — “One of the first lessons in an economics class is every action has a cost,” wrote the great libertarian economist Walter E. Willi...

WASHINGTON — Russia’s war in Ukraine has taught the world’s autocrats some useful lessons: Invasions may be harder than they look. It’s unwise to go t...

On Monday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf joined his counterparts in Colorado, Michigan, New Mexico and Wisconsin in appealing to congressional leaders. M...

I find myself awed and somewhat shamed by the moral authority and enormous courage of Marina Ovsyannikova, the woman who materialized on the set of Ru...

House Democrats recently went on their annual retreat in Philadelphia. The purpose was to discuss policy initiatives for the coming months and, most o...

This is Sunshine Week when American news media are highlighting the vital job journalists do regularly by engaging those government officials reluctan...

Once upon a time in Pennsylvania, every town of a certain size or importance seemed to have its own college. There were reasons for this. Many of thes...

ALLENTOWN (TNS) — Opening Day is a holiday in my world. I refuse to let the lockout spoil my fun and my love for the national pastime. I planned to sp...

There is little that Republicans and Democrats in Congress agree on nowadays, so we are heartened to see them come together to support the people of U...

Russia's invasion into Ukraine may eventually let them conquer the land, but they will never conquer the spirit and will of the Ukrainian people to li...

“We’re entitled to hold opinions inside our own heads. If we choose to express them out loud, though, I think it is our responsibility to ground them ...

U.N. General Assembly resolutions feel good. Twitter hashtags are nice. Cutting off corporate services is better than the alternative. But the situati...

I have lived in Bradford Township for almost 50 years. I love it here and enjoy most of the residents I have encountered. The recent Era articles abou...

Pennsylvania’s 253 legislators gave themselves a 5.4% pay increase this year through an automatic escalator tied to the inflation rate rather than thr...

The Ukraine crisis makes me miss Ronald Reagan. More to the point, it makes me better appreciate his combination of moral clarity and realism: He unde...

In honor of Black History Month, I thought that it might be useful to share some of what I learned as a white child growing up in Alabama before and d...

The opioid epidemic is not like influenza or COVID-19. It is a medical issue that affects the body and threatens lives. It also is a social problem th...

States across the U.S. have dropped their mask mandates this month, worrying Americans who think they’re still needed and cheering people who are read...