Here’s why you shouldn’t throw it away yet by Emily Broad Leib If on digging through your fridge you find food stamped with a phrase such as “Enjoy by,” “Best […]
Opinion
Rejected by a top-tier college? Don’t worry, it won’t hurt your chances for future success
by Jay Mathews There is nervousness in the homes of ambitious American high school students awaiting the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action at the University of North Carolina […]
A novel approach to the jail staffing crisis: Just ask
In all the discussion about solving West Virginia’s jail staffing crisis, has anyone bothered to ask the jails’ staff what they need? Gov. Jim Justice has repeatedly called — though […]
Giuliani’s sordid story just got worse
by Nicholas Goldberg America’s slime and sleaze level rose still higher this week. Even to those of us who aren’t squeamish or easily shocked, the new lawsuit filed against Rudolph […]
Ron DeSantis is not a conservative
by Solomon D. Stevens Let’s get one thing straight: Ron DeSantis is not a conservative. He is often called that by supporters and opponents who don’t want to seem extreme. […]
Modeling civic engagement for the next generation
You may have seen that in addition to reading and math scores, the Nation’s Report Card also noted a decrease in students’ history and civics scores. There’s certainly an argument […]
Policy at a crossroads in Afghanistan
by Daniel DePetris Nearly 21 months after the U.S. withdrawal from a two-decadelong misadventure in Afghanistan, an increasingly polarized Washington continues to ask the same old questions. Who lost Afghanistan? […]
When I wasn’t throwing up or falling down, my vacation was great
My two-week long vacation did not turn out as planned. My wife and I scheduled a series of day hikes along the Appalachian Trail in Virginia. We would start in […]
Shame on Manchin for supporting GOP ransom demands
Sen. Joe Manchin prides himself on his bipartisanship, but when it comes to negotiations over the debt ceiling, he should not support House Republicans’ ransom demands. Manchin views himself as […]
Turkey’s Erdogan is poised for a third decade in power
by Bobby Ghosh Looks like we’ll have Recep Tayyip Erdogan to kick us around for a while yet. Sunday’s election has produced a runoff between him and opposition challenger Kemal […]
