Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Biden lied when we deserved the truth

Joe Biden will undoubtedly paint a picture of a successful tenure as president. But I won't be fooled – and neither should other Americans. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Today's Opinions

Wed Jan 15 2025

 
President Joe Biden leaves the stage after his speech at the State Department in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 13, 2025.

Joe Biden will undoubtedly paint a picture of a successful tenure as president. But I won't be fooled – and neither should other Americans.

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Homes are burned to the ground in this Pacific Palisades neighborhood on Jan. 10, 2025, from the Palisades Fire that started on Jan. 7.
 

The Pacific Palisades you see isn't the whole picture. It's my home.

The home that we lost was not just a place to sleep, it was part of a broader community. This is what LA is going through.

A helicopter flies over the Palisades Fire, one of several simultaneous blazes that have ripped across Los Angeles County, along Mandeville Canyon, in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 11, 2025.
 

Republicans will help LA rebuild – on many conditions

We here at the Republican Party want to assure victims of the Los Angeles wildfires that we are ready to provide federal aid – conditionally.

President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets with U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) (not pictured), on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 10, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
 

Hegseth's Defense secretary hearing could be our breaking point

If President-elect Trump has his way, his Cabinet will be stacked with men and women with troubling personal histories.

Actor Michael J. Fox receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden during a ceremony at the White House on Jan. 4, 2025.
 

Michael J. Fox: End of Parkinson's is within our grasp

Parkinson's disease is a solvable problem, but only if we act decisively and urgently. We have the knowledge, and we've built the tools.

On Jan. 13, 2025, RedNote was the most downloaded free app in Apple's U.S. App Store.
 

TikTok users avoiding Meta made a Chinese app the top dog. The irony.

Americans who love TikTok have decided that moving to an actual Chinese-owned app is better than going back to Meta. The irony of it is delicious.

The university's small class sizes are perfect for students looking for a personalized experience.
 

America is divided. Colleges can help – if they learn their lesson.

Many voters see higher education as a benefit for the elite, and the politicization around higher ed has severe implications for the U.S.

FILE PHOTO: Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during a rally for Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden, in New York, U.S., October 27, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
 

Americans don't need 'tiger parenting.' We need room to grow.

Many of my peers' parents seemed to view childhood and adolescence as one long elite college admissions rat race. I'm glad my parents were different.

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