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ICE not about enforcing law, but targeting

A poet, a nurse, a construction worker, and a food delivery driver. The four people killed in 2026 by federal immigration agents were regular folks trying to live their lives in peace before they were crushed by the unchecked power of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign. The brief respite between the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in January and the deaths of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero over the last two weeks shows the government learned nothing from what happened in Minneapolis earlier this year. There, U.S. Immigration and ...

Americans are free to be suckers

Many of today’s consumer loans are legal but abusive. Payday lenders and used car sellers often steer customers into costly contracts they barely understand. Low-income borrowers with jobs, and therefore, dependable cash flow to siphon off, are favored targets. Sure, there’s a sucker born every minute, as P.T. Barnum allegedly said. But now we have a federal government that’s gone backward in providing protection from predators just as they adopt sophisticated technology to ply their craft. Criminals now use AI to generate fake images and scrub their pitches of misspellings ...

Beware our domestic enemies

The oath is a familiar one. The president and vice president take it, as do members of Congress and many other high government officials. It requires the oath taker to defend the Constitution “against all enemies, foreign and domestic.” We can identify many of America’s foreign enemies, but what about domestic ones? Now that the Democratic Socialists of America have published their platform, it appears they would qualify as a domestic enemy of the Constitution. If they achieved power they would, to quote the stated goal of former President Barack Obama, “fundamentally ...

What we learn from World Cup

The World Cup showed why you shouldn’t be ashamed of America’s heroes and heritage. While only Argentina and Spain made Sunday’s World Cup final, citizens of many countries enthusiastically cheered on their teams. Norwegian fans became an internet phenomenon for their “Viking Row” cheer. Sitting like they were in a longboat, fans moved their bodies backwards and forwards in unison while pretending to row. To complete the cheer, they chanted, “Ro!” They rowed in stadiums and Times Square. The Norwegian soccer team rowed after defeating Senegal. The cheer spread ...

Feeling guilty about job preventing more time spent with kids

Dear Annie: I am a working mother of two young children, and lately the guilt is eating me alive. I love my job. I worked hard to get where I am. But every morning when I leave the house, my 4-year-old asks why I have to go again, and my heart sinks. My husband is supportive. We have good childcare. Still, I feel like I am missing the little moments. The slow breakfasts. The preschool pickup stories. The random hugs in the middle of the day. By the time I get home, I am often tired and still checking messages on my phone. Last week, my daughter drew a picture of our family. My ...

Pelvic floor dysfunction persists in patient without much relief

Dear Dr. Roach: My son was diagnosed with pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) by a urologist. He went to another doctor who never found anything conclusive. My son has complained of stinging and burning in his urethra, as well as an uncomfortable feeling when trying to sit. He’s on his feet most of the time. He quit his job because of the problems that he encountered with this condition. He’s had two MRIs, a cystoscopy and an ultrasound. The problem persists. He uses a hot tub, which offers some relief but not much. According to his current doctor, the tests are inconclusive without a ...