by Sandy Banks It’s been one week since Roe v. Wade protections disappeared, and it’s time to move from rage to resolve. I know how hard that will be. I’ve […]
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SCOTUS fortifies republic
by Jay Ambrose “Ruling on Final Day of Court’s Term Solidifies a Lurch to the Right,” says a New York Times front-page headline assuming editorializing is equivalent to news reporting. […]
The stain on the wall
by Steven Roberts Donald Trump’s chief of staff’s young aide Cassidy Hutchinson describes this White House scene: It’s December 2020. The president’s former attorney general, Bill Barr, has just given […]
SCOTUS threatens heart of majority rule
by Laurence H. Tribe and Dennis Aftergut The Supreme Court’s extremist justices are aiming their next dagger at the heart of the entire democratic enterprise: voters’ right to pick leaders […]
Could images of gun violence prod the public into action?
by Gregory A. Daddis Another American holiday. Another mass shooting. This time in Highland Park, Ill., where at least seven were killed. We seem destined to both celebrate and mourn […]
Fuzzy language not helping fight COVID
by Faye Flam People no longer know what to do about the COVID pandemic. Part of the problem is the very language we use to talk about it. Words such […]
Grandstanding on the border will never solve the nation’s drug crisis
by Dan Rodricks Forty-eight-year-old Thamar Smith of Hagerstown, Md., pleaded guilty to federal drug charges last week, the latest in a long line of American men who have contributed to […]
Liz Cheney’s principles were showing
by Nicholas Goldberg I’m not a Republican and I don’t get misty-eyed at the memory of the GOP’s glorious achievements. So when I first arrived at the Ronald Reagan Presidential […]
Could our governors stop corporate giveaways?
by Michael D. Farren and James M. Hohman Thirty years ago this summer, two former governors — Michigan’s John Engler and Illinois’ Jim Edgar — arrived at the National Governors […]
On this Independence Day, we reflect on things the nation could do better
by Iain Murray Independence Day is recognized across America as the day to celebrate freedom. As the popular song says, “I’m proud to be an American/Where at least I know […]
