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Froma Harrop: Children are now running our big cities

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani earned national attention in a not-good way when he recorded himself in front of Ken Griffin's Manhattan home revealing the billionaire's address. He tapped the lens in a threatening manner and said guys like Griffin are going to pay more taxes. Griffin is ...

Cal Thomas: Being wrong means never having to say 'sorry'

It's so easy and comfortable being a liberal. You never have to admit you're wrong when you're demonstrably wrong. Neither do you have to be concerned with lack of support, because the liberal establishment — from the news media to your fellow Democrats, academia, "science" and Hollywood ...

Letter: Phone service in Haiku seems to be substandard?

Fifteen months ago, my copper landline began to deteriorate. The phone either presented very loud noises and wavering buzzing, or did not work at all. (I had no other phone line.) On four separate occasions technicians responded to my calls; arrived to survey the situation; advised me that they no longer maintained such lines; but promised to return shortly to switch me to fiber optics. Despite my many calls and promises given, nothing happened. (On at least one occasion, the promised arrival of a technician resulted in my waiting and losing a day's pay. He never called nor ...

Rich Lowry: Does it matter what Helen of Troy looked like?

It's the controversy that has launched a thousand X posts. Elon Musk, who is a fan of Homer, has kicked up a fuss by objecting to filmmaker Christopher Nolan casting the black actress Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy in his forthcoming movie version of "The Odyssey." The epic production ...

Letter: Truly Angel, hope this somehow finds you

My husband and I were in Maui last week with my sister and brother-in-law. We planned a morning hike/picnic at 13 Crossings. My husband and I planned to picnic in the leafy area before the trail began, while my sister and her husband hiked the 13 Crossings. My husband has a fear of heights, and winding, curvy roads with drop-offs are particularly triggering for him. We had no idea what the road to the trail was like, and to everyone who lives on Maui, you know it is all that and more. He was extremely anxious and agitated by the time we got to the parking lot above the entrance to the ...

Judge Andrew P. Napolitano: Do we still have a Constitution?

This week, President Donald Trump announced that he plans to give away tax dollars without congressional or judicial authorization to his friends and allies whom he believes were mistreated by the Biden administration. Can he legally do that? Here is the backstory. During the last year of ...