BY SEAN CULLEY CONTRIBUTOR It seems like some people want to downplay Israeli success at all costs. Such is the case with Israel’s outstanding COVID-19 vaccination rollout. More than 60 percent of its population has received at least one dose…
BY DOMINIC PINO OPINION EDITOR Today is Easter, the day that Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ. The orthodox Christian understanding of Christ, since at least the Council of Chalcedon in A.D. 451, is that He is totally God and…
BY DOMINIC PINO OPINION EDITOR On Friday, March 19, President Washington announced in an all-campus email that Mason would be having a more normal commencement in accordance with Virginia loosening COVID-19 restrictions for school graduation ceremonies. Jim Ryan, president of…
BY DOMINIC PINO OPINION EDITOR The university is targeting 75 percent in-person instruction in the fall. Janette Muir, the associate provost for academic initiatives and services, told me in an email, “We are preparing to move furniture back into the…
BY DOMINIC PINO OPINION EDITOR He was talented, and he knew it. He dropped out of college to follow his dreams. He failed for years before finally breaking through. He captivated a massive audience and redefined his medium. He abused…
BY DOMINIC PINO OPINION EDITOR Congress has been in decline for decades. It has conceded much of its power, often willingly and gleefully, and the courts and the administrative state have filled the void. The gradual slide into constitutional irrelevance…
BY SEN. TIM KAINE CONTRIBUTOR After the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, many were rightfully worried about our ability to have a peaceful transfer of power and get to work on accomplishing critical legislative priorities. But in the weeks…
BY DOMINIC PINO OPINION EDITOR He asked a question to his intermediate microeconomics class that seemed impossible to answer. The students tried their best to impress him, but each answer left something to be desired. Finally, flashing a smile, he…
BY SEAN CULLEY CONTRIBUTOR Israel has recently negotiated peace deals to normalize relations with several Arab nations, including the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan. Resolutions in both houses of Congress supporting the deals with the UAE and Bahrain had…
BY DOMINIC PINO OPINION EDITOR An important part of any performer’s act is knowing when the show is over. Even an otherwise good movie, song or play can be ruined by straggling on too long. One would think Donald Trump,…