NEW YORK — Bizarrely, 62% of young Americans hold a “favorable view” of socialism. How can they be so ignorant? Socialism has been tried by lots of countries. It’s failed. It always fails. China prospered somewhat only after they legalized some private enterprise. Perhaps ...

By The Associated Press Today’s Highlight in History: On May 31, 1889, some 2,200 people in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, perished when the South Fork Dam collapsed, sending 20 million tons of water rushing through the town. On this date: In 1790, President George Washington signed into law ...

WASHINGTON —î The beginning of summer offers a columnist the opportunity to address subjects he might avoid the rest of the year because of his focus on domestic and foreign issues. Inattention to proper English seems to be a subject that few are bothering to address. I have been making a ...

WASHINGTON — We lost a man who served his country well for many decades in Congress, including being chair of the powerful Ways and Means Committee and a war hero as the recipient of a Bronze Star for valor and a Purple Heart after being wounded in combat. I was honored to know, work with, ...

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, May 30, the 150th day of 2025. There are 215 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 30, 2024, Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in ...

WASHINGTON — Let me count the ways. Donald Trump excels at close to homebroadsides against bright places and people that burnish our world. But now, it’s getting personal. Trump is stealing what I hold dear. I’m not even speaking of press freedom or his suing CBS News, where I loved ...