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Bring back ‘nattering nabobs’

President Trump’s performance at last Friday’s retooled White House Correspondents’ Dinner made me nostalgic for the days of Vice President Spiro Agnew, President Richard Nixon’s media attack dog. In a speech, Agnew called politicians critical of Nixon administration policies “nattering nabobs of negativism," a phrase written by his speechwriter William Safire, and later usurped by media to apply to journalists. That was mild compared to the disgusting personal insults Trump hurled at journalists who were at the dinner to support the White House Correspondents Association’s ...

Orthodox monks are the first to live and pray at a monastery in Estonia for 80 years

By Kostya Manenkov Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The ancient words of the Divine Liturgy echo in Estonian as Bishop Damaskinos, clad in flowing white and gold vestments, intones prayers in a small, dark chapel separated only by curtains from the bustling daily life of a new monastery nestled within a farmhouse. Founded last year in one of Europe's most secular societies, the Kirikla Orthodox Monastery is the first monastery the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church has established in decades. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the church has coexisted alongside a ...

The case for capitalism

I've failed! I make the case for free markets ... young people elect socialists! What are they thinking? Do they even think? Do they pay any attention to history? Or economics? Socialism always fails. Only markets create environments that let people prosper. "Getting the right environment -- this country's done it better than anyone else," says Steve Forbes in our full interview. "Give people a chance to be creative, experience liberty, and humanity moves forward." His magazine has made that point for years. "You and I are failures," I tell him. "We've tried to convince people ...

Skubal is the prize at MLB trade deadline

A trio of powerful pitching arms — including two-time Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal, Freddy Peralta and Mason Miller — highlight the intriguing candidates who could switch teams as Major League Baseball's trade deadline approaches. The deadline is Monday at 6 p.m. EDT. Skubal — ...

Ryu leads British Women’s Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England (AP) — Haeran Ryu birdied No. 18 to complete a 2-under 69 for a one-shot lead after two rounds of the British Women's Open on Friday as the South Korean star pursues a third consecutive major victory. Ryu overcame a tough start — including a double bogey on the par-3 5th — to tally five birdies and reach 7 under overall at Royal Lytham & St. Annes. Shiho Kuwaki of Japan was one shot back after her 70, and overnight leader Jeeno Thitikul and Yealimi Noh were tied for third, both two strokes behind Ryu. "I'm just trying to have fun on the course ...