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FILE - A combo of file images of Novaya Gazeta editor Dmitry Muratov, left, and of Rappler CEO and Executive Editor Maria Ressa. On Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia for their fight for freedom of expression. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel and Aaron Favila, File)

Column: Freedom of the press is vital, and fragile

October 20, 2021 at 7:42 a.m.

Courageous journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia have just received the Nobel Peace Prize. Each of these remarkable leaders personifies great courage, and reflects a...

French President Emmanuel Macron is pictured in Saint Denis, outside Paris, on Oct. 14, 2021.

Column: The US and our special ‘French Connection’

October 15, 2021 at 2:04 p.m.

The government of France bitterly denounces Australia's decision to purchase nuclear submarines from the United States and Britain. One byproduct is the cancellation of a sale of French conventional subs...

This image by photographer Oliver "Ollie" Atkins, released by the National Archives on Jan. 11, 2010, shows a portrait of Secretary of State George C. Marshall in 1947. (AP Photo/National Archives, Oliver Atkins)

Column: Gen. Mark Milley would have been wise to follow example of Gen. George C. Marshall

October 6, 2021 at 7:30 a.m.

The Afghanistan aftermath drama is underway, featured center stage in the always-intense theater known as the United States Congress. Gens. Mark Milley and Kenneth McKenzie, respectively chairman of the Joint...

FILE - In this undated file photo provided by the North Korean government on July 30, 2021, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a workshop of the commanders and political officers of the Korean People's Army, in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Column: In dealing with North Korea, U.S. must expect inconsistency and unpredictability

September 29, 2021 at 9:20 a.m.

Once again, North Korea is engaging in disturbing provocation. The totalitarian regime in Pyongyang has announced the successful launch of a cruise missile. This follows many years of testing both...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses reporters after beating back the recall that aimed to remove him from office, at the John L. Burton California Democratic Party headquarters in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Column: The system is the real winner of California recall election

September 22, 2021 at 7:25 a.m.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has survived a recall election, but that is not his victory. Collecting enough voter signatures to trigger a recall election confirms broad dissatisfaction with government leadership....

President Harry S. Truman talks in front of microphones in the White House. The political problems that Joe Biden is facing might not have seemed unfamiliar to Truman. (AP Photo)

Column: U.S. still standing despite spending

September 14, 2021 at 6:27 a.m.

"I am shocked, shocked to find ... gambling." This famous statement from cynical Captain Renault in classic film "Casablanca" applies to analysis of government debt. Those most righteous are suspect....

Firefighters raise a flag late in the afternoon on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, in the wreckage of the World Trade Center towers in New York. In the most devastating terrorist onslaught ever waged against the United States, knife-wielding hijackers crashed two airliners into the World Trade Center on Tuesday, toppling its twin 110-story towers. (AP Photo/The Record, Thomas E. Franklin) Original Filename: TERRORIST_ATTACKS_NJHAC101.jpg

Column: Americans should be proud of the maturity shown in wake of the mass murder of 9/11

September 8, 2021 at 7:13 a.m.

The 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington D.C. and in the skies over...

President Joe Biden shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett as they meet in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Column: The United States’ alliance with Israel is more vital than ever

September 1, 2021 at 7:32 a.m.

The visit of newly installed Prime Minister Naftali Bennett of Israel to the United States could not be more timely. On Aug. 27, he met at the White House with...

In this Aug. 21, 2021, photo provided by the U.S. Marines, U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command, provide assistance at an evacuation control checkpoint during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Staff Sgt. Victor Mancilla/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)

Column: U.S. failure to prepare for worst-case scenario in Afghanistan will be subject of investigations

August 25, 2021 at 7:18 a.m.

The terrible disaster now unfolding in Afghanistan is a destructive reversal for the United States, and a serious policy and leadership failure on the part of President Joe Biden and...

FILE - In this Sunday, Aug. 15, 2021 file photo, a U.S. Chinook helicopter flies near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, as diplomatic vehicles leave the compound amid the Taliban advance on the capital. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Column: Messy Afghanistan withdrawal is a major intelligence failure, but Afghan people are ultimately responsible for their country

August 18, 2021 at 7:22 a.m.

As the United States withdraws from Afghanistan under intense pressure, the Taliban are providing stark evidence of their exceptional fighting prowess. Forces of the militant fundamentalist movement have overrun major...

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