Opinion

Following a series of major bank failures in early 2023, federal policymakers have been pushing for more deposit insurance in order to avert the next financial crisis. Their solution is more likely to cause a financial crisis than prevent one.

Approaching The Corner Bookstore on New York's Upper East Side, my purpose was to unearth a work of non-fiction that would help me sift through as much of the current political muck as possible in order to find a nugget or two that would bring clarity to all that has become so very murky.

The West Virginia Senate last week passed the “West Virginia First Energy Act.” This is truly one of the most astonishing, anti-free market pieces of legislation I’ve ever seen.

Imagine walking into a store where nothing has a price tag, and every customer pays a different amount for identical items — and you only find out your total after you've already bought everything. Welcome to American health care, where "how much does this cost?" has no simple answer.

America’s current daylight saving time system — spring-to-fall DST followed by winter standard time — is an excellent compromise, providing all of DST’s many benefits for the majority of the year and yet avoiding winter DST’s difficulties during the dark, cold months.

I won’t let St. Patrick’s Day pass without wearing green and reaching for a glass of something that has been produced through fermentation or distillation. It is the least I can do for all the ways the Irish have enriched the world, but especially the English language, and me.

When it comes to voting, most people don’t start with party labels — they start with personal impact. In the next election cycle, candidates will need to show more than party loyalty or polished messaging.

President Donald Trump obsesses over his defeat in the 2020 election and is paranoid about possible congressional losses in the upcoming midterm elections. As a result, he has weaponized the U.S. Justice Department to try to prove his unfounded allegations and discredit potential midterm defeats.

After recently spending parts of four days in and around the Capitol, I heard repeatedly that the issues I have raised related to the lack of coordinated planning for child welfare appear to be valid across the board. The professional planning process can be the most productive way to make t…

Logically speaking, if you are against something, you are for something else.

We gather today to mourn the untimely passing of House Bill 5377, a modest but meaningful piece of legislation that never quite made it into the sunlight.

West Virginia has always been an energy state and our communities have long been the backbone of America’s energy system. And today, natural gas represents one of the most promising opportunities to grow our economy while keeping costs low and energy reliable for families and businesses.

If we want our elected officials to demonstrate character, integrity and good judgment, we have to encourage them when they do right.

The free market works wonders for a society and its economy. Businesses can provide services that the populace wants at reasonable prices. If said businesses fail to do so, they will quickly lose customers and, therefore, revenue. This is what the late philosopher and economist Adam Smith ca…

In his recent State of the Union address, President Donald Trump demanded Congress pass the SAVE America Act, legislation that would require voters nationwide to present a passport or birth certificate when registering to vote.

On March 10, advocates will gather at the Capitol in Charleston to raise awareness about hunger as part of an annual Hunger Free West Virginia day during the state legislative session.

Young voters are turning on President Donald Trump, but that doesn’t mean they are turning back to Democrats.

“President Trump has given the Iranian regime countless opportunities to stand down, stop killing their people, and abandon their nuclear ambitions. Instead of choosing a peaceful path, they have doubled down on weapons designed to threaten the American people.” — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, …

As recently reported by the Gazette-Mail's indomitable Mike Tony, Wayne Palmer, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration's assistant secretary of labor for mine safety and health, defended sizable cuts to MSHA's resources during a recent U.S. House Workforce Protections Subcommittee he…

What is it about West Virginia that engenders magical thinking that causes our state leaders to think they can have it both ways at one time?

The other day, in the middle of Black History Month, I saw a post from a friend on social media:

Electricity is taking a bigger bite out of disposable household income, now at 3% to 4%. ICF Corp. predicts electricity demand to climb 25% by 2030, pushing residential prices up by 15% to 40%, depending on the region. Why is that?

You don’t have to be sitting by yourself on an island to be lonely. Loneliness is everywhere.

Policymakers in West Virginia have long grappled with how to reverse trends of low labor force participation rates and persistent poverty. The 2026 legislative session is no different in advancing ideas on this front. In the pursuit of boosting workforce participation, too little attention h…

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit is reviewing a closely watched case involving acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, and claims that its use during pregnancy causes neurodevelopmental disorders. While the legal arguments center on evidentiary standards and expert t…