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Europe Has Plenty of Oil, It Just Doesn’t Want to Use It

The bottom line is that Europe has plenty of oil — and I don’t just mean olive oil. The continent’s governments just choose not...

Sound Advice for Higher Ed Leaders Interested in Reform

Change won’t happen unless and until key actors have an incentive for change.

Trump’s DOJ loses another voter list case

A federal judge on Friday shot down the Trump Justice Department's attempt to get a look at Rhode Island's voter lists, saying the feds were misusing a law meant to combat racial discrimination to try to clean up the registration rolls.

Trump lashes out against conservative media figures over Iran war

President Trump attacked high-profile conservative media figures over their criticism of the war in Iran, labeling his former boosters as "dumb," "low IQ" and "mentally ill."

Josh Shapiro plays the sports card in high-stakes game of presidential politics

"Josh from Juniata" is on the ballot this fall -- and could be again in 2028 -- staking his claim as a sports fanatic in a battleground state where sports can go where politics can't.

Orban’s ouster was a win. But don’t let Hungary distract from Russia’s next target

Post-election celebrations erupted in the streets of Budapest over the weekend after Hungarian voters ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orban after 16 years, handing pro-EU opposition leader Peter Magyar a supermajority and depriving Moscow of its closest friend inside NATO. However, the challenge of Russian electoral interference in Europe is not over. Instead, it is shifting […]

Highmark CEO’s pledge to leave Pittsburgh better off than when he arrived

PITTSBURGH — David Holmberg explains that his first week on the job as the CEO of Highmark included a private lunch with the then-PNC Financial Chair Jim Rohr at the iconic Duquesne Club in the heart of the city. The setting, which had him surrounded by rich paneled walls and the 19th-century paintings that once […]

On This Day: George Washington has a problem: New Yorkers are trading with the enemy

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. April 17, 1776 Gen. George Washington confronts a dangerous problem […]

Drug price relief is within reach — but only if Washington moves now

James Carville, a longtime adviser to former President Bill Clinton, coined the phrase, “It’s the economy, stupid,” to capture voters’ anxiety about their personal finances, jobs, and the cost of living. That same anxiety exists today, and employers, employees, and patients are looking for relief. Right now, far too many Americans are being priced out […]

Donald Trump is losing his mind

Imagine it was someone other than President Donald Trump. Suppose a different leader were posting deranged rants in the small hours, insulting the spiritual leader of 1.3 billion Catholics, threatening entire civilizations with annihilation, and comparing himself to God. What would be the reaction? We all know the answer. Both parties would be rushing to […]

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