Now, as a father, I worry my daughter won’t get to choose by John Caragozian In 1997, my wife Janie and I welcomed our first child, a healthy daughter born […]
Author: Syndicated Columnist
Abortion poses major risks for Black Americans
by Jay Ambrose In the loud, raucous Roe v. Wade debate, we’ve heard a lot about the overreaching sacrifices women can face when having unwanted babies and about their rights […]
GOP’s war on LGBTQ kids echoes 1930s Germany
by Will Bunch I’ve been meaning to write a column on the growing threat — and reality — of violence to America’s LGBTQ community posed by right-wing rhetoric and politics, […]
Trashing our public parks
by Mariel Garza What compels someone to travel to the far-off wilderness, enjoy the natural splendor it affords — and then decide to ruin it for everyone else? A couple […]
Vaccine disruptions, mistrust ramping up measles risk
by Saad B. Omer Pandemics have consequences beyond the death and disease directly caused by the novel pathogen. In the 1918 influenza pandemic, more deaths were caused by the pneumococcal […]
Hearings sorting real heroes from fakes
by Jackie Calmes This was Heroes Week for the House committee investigating Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his election defeat and cling to power. So Mike Pence wasn’t there. Real […]
Conservatives’ plan to strengthen families
by Ramesh Ponnuru Conservatives who want an economic policy that supports parents have long been a minority faction within the Republican Party. In 2017, when Republicans were in the process […]
As the man said, know when to fold ‘em
by Gene Lyons As far as I’m concerned, Joe Biden is a national hero: the savior of our democracy, and as decent a man as has ever occupied the Oval […]
Denying gender-affirming care is an affront to science and medical ethics
by Christy Olezeski, Meredithe McNamara and Anne Alstott This year has seen an array of anti-transgender legislation. In 2022, legislation in 20 states so far has been introduced purporting to […]
A battle of wills and economic pain
by Doyle McManus I was in the hills of northern Italy last week, mostly on vacation but also curious to see how the war in Ukraine has affected life next […]
