Opinion
Comparing socialism to capitalism
Local columns
People criticize capitalism. A recent Axios-Generation poll says, "College students prefer socialism to capitalism." Why? Because they believe absurd myths. Like the claim that the Soviet Union "wasn't real socialism." Socialism guru Noam Chomsky tells students that. He says the Soviet Union ...
DOJ says it may need a ‘few more weeks’ on Epstein files
Local columns
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department said Wednesday it may need a "few more weeks" to release all of its records on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after suddenly discovering more than a million potentially relevant documents, further delaying compliance with last Friday's ...
Almanac for Dec. 26, 2025
Local columns
Today is Friday, Dec. 26, the 360th day of 2025. There are five days left in the year. Today in history: In 2004, a 9.1-magnitude earthquake beneath the Indian Ocean off the Indonesian island of Sumatra triggered a tsunami with waves up to 100 feet high that killed about 230,000 people ...
‘Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus’
Editorial
[Note: This editorial originally appeared under the headline, "Is There a Santa Claus?" in the New York Sun on Sept. 21, 1897. It was written by Francis P. Church, though published uncredited at the time.] Dear Editor, I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say that there is no Santa ...
