Criminalizing a woman for suffering a miscarriage seems unfathomable and even barbaric. But that is exactly what happened earlier this month in a Lawton, Okla., courtroom. When […]
Guest Editorials
Will homeless vets ever get housing promised to them?
Homeless veterans, mentally disabled or traumatized as a result of their service, and their advocates waged a long legal battle to force the Department of Veterans Affairs […]
The pandemic is global; the road to recovery is, too
The Biden administration announced two important steps that should bolster the nation’s recovery from the pandemic. Last Tuesday, the White House said it would lift travel restrictions […]
Crucial gear gone from finely tuned global supply chain
Until the spring of 2020, global commerce functioned like a finely tuned machine consisting of thousands if not millions of gears, all meshing in perfect sequence. A […]
Democrats need to prioritize, not give fiscal evasions
As they prepare to spend $1.2 trillion on a bipartisan infrastructure deal, along with a vastly larger sum on a party-line social-policy bill, Democrats might be expected […]
Let Abu Zubaydah testify about years of U.S. torture
Supreme Court justices appeared to agree on Wednesday that it’s time for the longest-held U.S. detainee at Guantánamo Bay to tell his story in court. The prisoner, […]
This is why the U.S. needs to end coastal drilling
The Orange County coastline has become the latest casualty of the nation’s unhealthy dependence on oil. In one of the biggest California spills in decades, a pipeline […]
Top commanders opt for honesty when bosses won’t
Congressional testimony this week by the top Pentagon officials charged with the Afghanistan pullout made clear that President Joe Biden opted against their recommendation against completely withdrawing […]
Texas situation puts spotlight on immigration
The gut-wrenching images of thousands of migrants, many from Haiti, camped under an international bridge in Del Rio, Texas, and their treatment by federal agents on horseback […]
Biden’s unforced COVID miscues
A more competent COVID-19 control plan driven by expertise, not politics, was one of President Joe Biden’s key 2020 campaign promises. But two unforced pandemic management errors […]
