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Opinion
Conservative values cast aside, Congress wages war on ‘woke’
While we’ve been largely focused on what’s been happening in Charleston lately, we’ve also had our eye on Washington, D.C., and the culture war backlash happening there. Last week, Congress […]
Realistic look at Chips Act’s child care
by Claudia Sahm The Biden administration is requiring any semiconductor manufacturer that applies for more than $150 million in subsidies under the Chips Act to submit “plans to provide both […]
Donald Trump’s fighting words
by Susan Estrich EDITOR’S NOTE: Froma Harrop is on vacation this week. Her next column will appear on March 16. Former President Donald Trump lost an important round with the […]
Lazy legislating the culture wars
Sifting through national commentaries lately, we’ve been struck by a sense of déjà vu. Syndicated columnists, editorial boards and less-frequent commentators are addressing many of the same political issues we’re […]
Transgender patient’s lawsuit a front for conservative war on LGBTQ rights
by Michael Hiltzik California teenager Chloe Cole has become something of a star of the movement to deny treatments to transgender youth. She has given testimony or made public statements […]
Read Biden’s lips: More new taxes
President Joe Biden has announced he will raise “some taxes” in the budget he is proposing this week to Congress. Biden again claims no one making less than $400,000 a […]
Is all politics truly local?
by John M. Crisp Is all politics truly local? If so, how do we account for many of the priorities on the list of the bills that my home state’s […]
Idaho Christian nationalists assault on 1st Amendment rights continues
Last Thursday, the House State Affairs Committee recommended passage of a bill that claims to ban sexually explicit public performances, a bill that was drafted to try to end public […]
Why does Mexico’s president want to dismantle the system that elected him?
by Andrés Martinez No president in modern Mexican history has enjoyed as much of a mandate as Andrés Manuel López Obrador. It is a shame he is so determined to […]
