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Opinion

Government control in the Digital Age

Columns

Politicians push government IDs. In a TSA announcement, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem sternly warns, "You will need a REAL ID to travel by air or visit federal buildings." European politicians go much further, reports Stossel TV producer Kristin Tokarev. They're pushing ...

Move made to rename DC arts venue Trump-Kennedy Center

Columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's handpicked board voted Thursday to rename Washington's leading performing arts center as the Trump-Kennedy Center, the White House said, in a move that was quickly denounced as a "disgrace" by the Democratic leader of the House, who is on the ...

Almanac for Dec. 19, 2025

Columns

Today is Friday, Dec. 19, the 353rd day of 2025. There are 12 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1998, President Bill Clinton was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives for perjury and obstruction of justice. (He was subsequently acquitted by the Senate.) Also on this ...

Nominations sought for Governor’s Service Awards

Editorials

Know a person, business or organization in Michigan that goes above and beyond in doing volunteer work? Here’s a chance to have that service recognized. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the Michigan Community Service Commission are encouraging Michiganders to nominate individuals, businesses and ...

Australia’s dangerous naivete

Columns

The Bondi Beach attack in Australia was shocking, but not at all surprising. Some of the details were distinctive — an idyllic spot on the Pacific Ocean instantly turned into a killing field, a father-son terror squad — but the basic picture of a radicalized Muslim immigrant targeting a ...