by Sara Pequeño The last “normal” Christmas, December 2019, was the last time I saw my grandma. She was years into an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, and she had to be moved […]
Opinion
Of tornadoes, changing science and twisted politics
by Mary Sanchez EDITOR’S NOTE: Leonard Pitts is on vacation. His next column will appear Jan. 6. The cadaver dogs were busy performing the grim duties of their training when […]
Packing the Court should be off the table, but term limits make sense
In a 288-page report as long and detailed as any Supreme Court ruling, a 34-member, bipartisan presidential commission couldn’t reach consensus on whether the nation’s highest judicial panel should grow […]
Donors aren’t separate from their deeds
by Benjamin Soskis It was a supreme moment of addition by subtraction. On Dec. 9, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced an agreement with representatives of the Sackler family to […]
Building the wall back better
During a debate with George H.W. Bush in New Hampshire in 1980, the moderator asked that Ronald Reagan’s microphone be “turned off for the moment.” Reagan was angry and said […]
Jordan’s scheme is latest proof of GOP’s contempt for democracy
One of the reasons Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy withdrew GOP participation from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection was Democrats’ refusal to let Trumpian firebrand Jim Jordan be […]
2021: The year of losing friends
by Gustavo Arellano Frank was everything I was not. White. Middle-aged. A father. Rich. Republican. We somehow still hit it off years ago. He was a faithful reader of mine […]
The first holiday season with a new dog doesn’t have to be ruff
by Michelle Kretzer Last Christmas was our first with our rescued pup, Capone. He looked dashing in a candy cane-striped collar as we took videos of him tearing into wrapping […]
Maxwell’s case puts a spotlight on trafficking’s victim-defendants
by Julie Dahlstrom In the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, British socialite and close associate of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, prosecutors and the defense have presented dueling […]
It’s time to take UFOs seriously
by Dillon Guthrie Of all the year’s political drama, the most surprising may be the U.S. government’s actions on unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAPs — better known as UFOs. The […]
