Two things struck me about an interview Stephen Colbert conducted with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, which aired on YouTube because, Colbert says , CBS refused to let him interview Talarico on “The Late Show.” CBS says it gave him “guidance.”   Either way, I was struck by how far CBS has fallen from the days when its news anchor Walter Cronkite was considered the most trusted man in America. It’s appalling that the network would squander such a legacy by cowering

Myths that Won’t Die: “Immigrants Take American Jobs and Bloat Welfare Rolls” President Trump wants $170 billion in immigrant “enforcement” dollars—more than combined FBI and CIA funding —to tighten or stop legal illegal immigration. The public is souring on this idea. Immigrants are confused and scared. The plan: Spend $45 billion to double immigrant-detention capacity. But siting these prisons has become problematic. Communities are balking. Lawmakers in Democratic-led sta

Retired editorial page editor and writer for the Asheville Citizen-Times.