The Tampa Bay Rays baseball team found itself embroiled in a bit of a political and public relations dilemma last week. To paraphrase what they no doubt say to their rookies, “Welcome to the big leagues of partisan politics.” In what most probably consider to be a sincere gesture of solidarity with those rightfully horrified…
Author: Douglas MacKinnon, opinion contributor
It is now irresponsible not to talk about UFOs
When I was 11 years old and living in the small town of New Boston, N.H., a friend and I saw something that was not only never explained, but actually denied. It was the middle of summer and we were walking up Meeting House Hill Road, toward our homes, after buying a couple of sodas…
Trump’s vice presidential running mate for 2024?
Every day, more and more Republicans seem convinced that Donald Trump will run for president again in 2024 and secure the party’s nomination. If that happens, who might he select as his running mate? One logical candidate comes to mind: former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, who was the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations…
Will ‘pragmatic’ billionaires try to take back our nation’s megaphones?
I have argued for several years that over the past five decades or so, Republicans, conservatives, independents and people of traditional faith have ceded control of most media, academia and entertainment to Democrats and others on the left, and over the past decade, this has included much of the scientific and medical realms as well…
Trump falsely claims his election was stolen — but what happens if one is?
The Constitution addresses stolen elections but might need amending, in case both a president and vice president are involved.
Nikki Haley spikes the gauntlet at the feet of China — and the 2024 GOP field
Haley has proved that she is not afraid to call out any nation in the defense of her own.
Why Trump may choose to run third-party in 2024
More and more former supporters are moving on from a Trump candidacy in 2024, but he’ll have the last word.
A newspaper crosses an uncrossable line to ‘punish’ a class of Americans
A Salt Lake Tribune editorial on the unvaccinated is a vivid example of an un-American dictate.
Why not a Manchin-DeSantis ticket for 2024?
It’s a fantasy ticket, but millions of Americans might embrace two candidates with strong convictions who stand up for them.
Going to Mars is stupid
Going to Mars is fraught with unnecessary risk – and a waste of hundreds of billions of dollars.