Culture wars continue to polarize U.S. politics, but Americans on both sides of the cultural divide should agree that the growing gap between the richest Americans and average folks undermines […]
Guest Editorials
The good guys vs. the gun lobby: Trying to keep N.Y.’s streets safe
Under the twisted vision of the Supreme Court majority, states and localities are now barred from deciding who can get a permit to carry a concealed weapon. While it’s allowed […]
Want a trainee? Pay them for work
Applications closed last week for a first-of-their-kind crop of White House interns. These college students aren’t any more skilled or motivated than the many who have passed through the West […]
The market won’t fix obscene insulin prices by itself
Few issues within America’s dysfunctional health care system are more pressing than the astronomical price of insulin — access to which is, for millions of Americans, literally a matter of […]
Making cigarettes less addictive the right fight to have
The Biden administration last week launched a broadside against Big Tobacco in an effort to break its hold over millions of Americans. The Food and Drug Administration last Tuesday announced […]
Does a chatbot have a soul?
Don’t unplug your computer! Don’t throw away that smartphone! Just because a Google software engineer whose conclusions have been questioned says a computer program is sentient, meaning it can think […]
Stop toying with DACA recipients
On June 15, 2012, President Barack Obama stood in the White House Rose Garden and changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants. By his executive order, the […]
GOP loves parental choice but not when it comes to drag
There was a time when the only places queer people could congregate and drag queens could perform their female impersonations and lip-syncing were seedy bars and nightclubs on the margins […]
The West must bolster Ukraine
After Ukraine’s initial, inspiring victories over Russian invaders in Kyiv and other critical western and central cities, its intrepid military faces fierce fighting and significant setbacks in eastern Ukraine. The […]
GOP wants you to forget, but hearing delivers reminders
Jan. 6, 2021 is a day seared in the minds of most Americans, but as time passes and memories fade, not everyone will recall just how horrific it actually was. […]
