Opinion

Conservatives - true conservatives, as in the Ronald Reagan brand - have a problem. The movement has been invaded by the “alt-right” (or alternative right), a brand that is not conservative, but rather slogs through the mud of antisemitism and racism, staining all who support or refuse to denounce it.

Trump, in 2020, did not sic his Department of Justice on his rival, Biden.

New Mexico has nowhere near the capacity to add the predicted 12,000 babies and toddlers to a program that now serves 27,000 kids.

Billups was charged in a scheme involving rigged poker games, and Rozier was charged for allegedly providing insider information to an illegal sports betting ring.

New Mexico stands in a unique position to leverage our vast energy resources – both traditional oil and gas and renewables – while also preserving environmental stewardship for our public lands.

Critics may paint Obamacare as some form of socialized medicine that benefits bums, but from my perspective as a business journalist, it’s an economic underpinning for the self-employed and small businesses that can’t offer insurance.

There was a time when “communism” was viewed as an existential threat to our Country’s existence.

I owe my confusion to President Trump and his administration.

Ellen Bernstein, president of the Albuquerque Teachers Federation, emailed her members that Torrance County Commissioner Kevin McCall was an ICE supporter and cautioned teachers against field trips to McCall’s Pumpkin Patch.

Trust - or lack thereof -- is also an issue in the Middle East.

I offer this from my perspective as an independent thinker.

In the end, the Legislature can be said to have created a path toward alleviating the most damaging effects of the Trump administration’s scheduled cuts in health care coverage, at least reassuring hospital administrators and doctors that the Legislature is aware of the dangers ahead in a health care system that has been deteriorating for the past two decades.