The median household of Americans 75+ has $50,000 in savings. A nursing home costs $127,750 a year. That gap is not a policy failure — it's the absence of any policy at all. America is the only developed nation with no universal…
Today: October 17, 2026
Ethan Wechtaluk
Ethan Wechtaluk is a former federal consultant and candidate for Maryland's 6th Congressional District. With years of experience modernizing operations across agencies including Medicare, FDA, and the VA, he brings a practical, people-first approach to public service—and a determination to actually deliver. He lives in Clarksburg, Maryland, with his wife and three daughters.
Join me tonight at 8 pm for a virtual town hall on what this proposal means for our community: https://www.mdtownhall.com Here is what a 1,500-bed immigration processing facility in Williamsport actually means in practice. At an average hold of three to seven…
Elon Musk holds a chainsaw reading “Long live freedom, damn it” during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 20. Photo: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Let’s skip the talking points and get to the math. By the…
Photo by Markus Spiske on Pexels There’s a reason they’re nervous. It’s not necessarily because the challengers are louder, or angrier, or better at throwing punches. It’s because a certain kind of candidate has entered the arena who genuinely doesn’t want what…
(Gabrijelagal / Getty Images) Let me tell you about a math problem most American families don’t see coming. The median American household headed by someone 75 or older has $50,000 in total financial assets. A private nursing home room costs $127,750 per…
Two women from the Iranian Red Crescent Society talk as a thick plume of smoke from a U.S.-Israeli strike on an oil storage facility late Saturday rises in the sky in Tehran, Sunday. Scientists are concerned about myriad potential health and environmental…
An aerial view of data centers in Ashburn, Va. Credit: Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Rep. April McClain Delaney says, “We need less talk and more action—and the courage to stand for something.” I agree. So here’s the action we need: standing…
Photo by Julia M Cameron on Pexels.com I’m a millennial parent. I don’t need convincing that the internet can be harmful to kids. I grew up with largely unfettered access at a time when we hadn’t yet understood the risks. We don’t…
(Pamela Wood/The Banner) Let’s stop pretending this is complicated. When the government takes away someone’s liberty, even in civil immigration detention, it is exercising one of its most serious powers. It is not paperwork. It is not logistics. It is confinement. HB0630…
When I was growing up, words like “gay” and “fag” weren’t about identity or love. They were weapons, used for a punchline. A way to get a laugh by cutting someone down. Everyone knew the rule: if you were anything other than…
