Wars don't end for abandoned American allies
Hours after the last C-17 transport jet departed Kabul's Hamid Karzai International Airport last Aug. 31, President Joe Biden addressed the nation to remind us that he had kept his campaign promise to...
View ArticleBoth parties searching for midterm magic
The two parties on the Hill are madly scrambling for issues, themes and gimmicks they hope will resonate with voters in next November’s midterm elections for control of Congress. Call it the search...
View ArticleThe US cannot afford to give intellectual property rights to China
Americans are tired of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) getting a free pass in world affairs. And why shouldn’t they be? In the past two years, the CCP has been a menace on the world stage. They have...
View ArticleBiden’s ‘plan’ to combat inflation is misguided; a focus on energy, lower...
Joe Biden’s Wall Street Journal op-ed on his latest plans to tame escalating inflation passes the buck once again when Americans are desperately trying to hold on to their own money. Their costs for...
View ArticleWhy a nationwide workforce development push is needed
It’s time for leaders across the country to focus on jobs. We know how that might sound when you hear the news of labor shortages, see signs from fast-food restaurants offering up to $20 an hour to...
View ArticlePublic school closures harmed children’s academic and emotional wellbeing
New government data provides more evidence confirming what most of us already suspect: the kids are not alright. Two school years of schooling disruptions have taken a serious toll on students’...
View ArticleRelief through student debt cancellation will help workers today
Mr. President: do you want to be the most pro-worker and pro-union president? My advice is simple: cancel student debt. Americans collectively owe $1.6 trillion in federal student loan debt, affecting...
View ArticleIt’s time to close a gaping import loophole to improve US competitiveness...
As Congress finalizes legislation to improve the nation’s competitiveness, it should address a glaring loophole that, left open, would undermine the stated purpose of the bill. Left untouched, certain...
View ArticleBiden’s plan to ‘cancel’ student debt passes the buck to all taxpayers
College graduates are being crushed by $1.6 trillion in student loans. Biden’s plan to “cancel” the debt won’t solve the problem. The latest proposal is to cover the first $10,000 owed by borrowers....
View ArticleCongress must stand up for dialysis patients like me
Multiple health care calamities brewing across the country — some precipitated by COVID-19, others that long preceded the pandemic — are getting little attention from policymakers in Washington. One...
View ArticleNew survey: More than 4 in 10 US adults who needed substance use and mental...
An alarming number of people cope with a substance use or mental health challenge. The number of adults reporting symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder nearly tripled during the pandemic, from...
View ArticleThe future of renewables in nuclear
It’s not just American oil and natural gas energies that are under attack. Another one of the nation’s top sources of energy, nuclear generation, has faced repeated operational obstacles and is facing...
View ArticleRecognizing Gold Star Families this Memorial Day
On Memorial Day, we honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of our country. From the Revolutionary War all the way to the War on Terror, we remember those who died...
View ArticleWhy this inflation is different
Commentators and politicians are frightening Americans about inflation without understanding and explaining why it burst on the scene last summer as COVID-19 receded. A growing consensus among...
View ArticleBiden’s housing plan will be transformative for people experiencing homelessness
President Joe Biden’s newly announced plan to address the housing affordability crisis has given homeless advocates a reason to celebrate. Slowing the nationwide increase in rent and increasing the...
View ArticleDrivers: We are facing a national emergency
This Memorial Day kicks off what could be one of the most dangerous summer travel seasons in recent history. The alarming spike in drunk driving deaths and injuries during the pandemic is a wake-up...
View ArticleAccelerated approval: unfulfilled promises for FDA’s expedited review program
As practicing physicians, approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reassures us that the treatments we prescribe our patients have been rigorously vetted as effective and safe. For a...
View ArticleUS must lead on decarbonizing international financing for development projects
The recent 2022 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report offered a dire warning from the world’s top scientists about the consequences of climate inaction: Climate change is killing the planet...
View ArticleEPA must provide certainty for low-carbon fuels In 2023 and beyond
When the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on the nomination of Joseph Goffman to be the EPA’s Assistant Administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR),...
View ArticleBiden's debt forgiveness misses targets
The Biden administration’s prospective move to cancel $10,000 of outstanding federal student loan debt, while welcomed by many current and former students with debt, has been critiqued for not being...
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