In the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israeli civilians and Israel’s counter-attack on Gaza, both antisemitism and Islamophobia are on the rise in the U.S. and abroad. Some pro-Palestine groups […]
Opinion
Israel and Ukraine? It’s the same war on two fronts
by Jonah Goldberg In normal times, domestic political fights over foreign policy breakdown more or less along a conventional left-right divide. These are not normal times. The right is largely […]
You can’t stop fentanyl
Fentanyl has killed more Americans than the wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan combined. And lined up behind it are still more vicious street drugs. The Justice Department can indict […]
Students get an overdue lesson in political realities
On Thursday, a vehicle trolled around Harvard Square bearing screens with the names and likenesses of some of the Harvard University students who had signed on to a public statement […]
House Republicans should stop following Netanyahu’s chaotic example
by Jackie Calmes A grieving and besieged Israel offers a warning for Americans, if only we’d heed it. Sound the alarm: When politicians stoke domestic divisions for political gain — […]
We’ve always known how to make good public schools
by John M. Crisp Let’s talk about school choice. But first consider this old saw: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government and […]
Pope Francis invites Catholics to speak up
One doesn’t have to be Roman Catholic to appreciate the challenges facing Pope Francis or the courage he has shown in meeting them. Now the church is beginning a three-week […]
Why don’t women make as much as men?
Economist Claudia Goldin has Nobel Prize-winning answers by Robin Abcarian An American woman has won the Nobel Prize in economics for her work studying the economic lives of American women. […]
Can Americans have a not-racist conversation about border security?
by LZ Granderson I don’t understand the stripe of Americans whose first response to Hamas’ recent attack on Israel is “yeah, but ….” Hundreds of attendees at a music festival […]
Justice legal drama turns into farce
It’s no secret Jim Justice’s finances are a mess. They’ve been the subject of reporting and court cases since before Justice became governor of West Virginia. And they’ve always come […]
