Editorials

The U.S. Border Patrol’s record of rampant misconduct by agents — and its frequent indifference to this misconduct — is difficult to exaggerate. In 2014, a Politico investigation laid out the case that the Border…

In a July 13 speech, President Biden had some strong words for Republican efforts to make it harder to vote. He called the laws currently sweeping statehouses a “21st-century Jim Crow assault,” “the most un-American…

Let’s take a moment to consider some recent actions by Kansas Attorney General (and gubernatorial candidate) Derek Schmidt. He’s asked the state Supreme Court to end a stay on a law that stripped Gov. Laura…

THE END: A governor plagued by scandals finally decides to resign. THE BEGINNING: It’s a chance for New York’s leaders to fix an ethically compromised state government. Gov. Andrew Cuomo may plan to step down…

We’ve written a good number of editorials about the exciting prospect of Newton becoming a passenger rail hub. The hope took a step forward Tuesday with the expected passage of a bipartisan infrastructure bill through…

State Republicans are vowing to protect Missouri’s workers — not from the deadly virus that’s on the rise here but from the vaccines that could contain it. In a stunningly retrograde move, some Republicans in…

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya came to Tokyo with dreams of Olympic glory, a chance to turn years of training into the once-in-a-lifetime jubilation of a podium appearance, maybe even a gold medal. But as the…

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo cannot survive in office. Nor should he, given the nature, specificity and credibility of the accusations detailed in the report issued Tuesday by Attorney General Letitia James. We take no satisfaction…

Of all U.S. presidents in recent memory, Joe Biden comes closest to representing working class Americans.  That’s because those are his roots. Biden is the first president since Ronald Reagan, 1981-1989, to not have an…

Almost a year later, we could still smell the stench of charred wood. Our hands came away black from even the slightest contact. What was once a familiar landscape, felt foreign. Instead of walking among…