At last, Congress has undone disastrous Federal Aviation Administration policy that abetted Boeing’s lapses in pushing the unsafe 737 MAX to market. The restoration of trusted FAA oversight is a […]
Opinion
‘Fix Congress’ committee should keep at it
by Grant Tudor In September, after nearly two years of work, the House Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress released its final report — a package of eight dozen […]
First in line: AOC and the ugly world of vaccination politics
by Robert A. George The gift many Americans are eager for arrived early: A vaccine against COVID-19. Unfortunately, there is no such inoculation against political opportunism — which is exactly […]
Our 2021 New Year’s resolutions
Welcome to 2021! New Year’s Day (a.k.a., the first and likely last day we make good on our resolutions) is the first of a 365 day journey. We make plans, […]
2020 prepared us for what’s to come this year
by Hoppy Kercheval While searching for inspiration for an end-of-the-year commentary, I came across a piece by humorist Dave Barry. He wrote: “We’re trying to think of something nice to […]
Looking into the future to forecast 2021
by Carl P. Leubsdorf Wishing good riddance to 2020, it’s time for our annual not-totally-serious forecast for 2021. January — Democrats narrowly win two Georgia Senate seats; Republicans demand recount […]
Find all the fraudsters: Tax probes need to happen
by Froma Harrop Hunter Biden says his tax affairs are under investigation. The president-elect’s son says he is “confident” the probe by the U.S. attorney’s office in Delaware will find […]
How can tech giants top 2020?
by Tae Kim For four of the biggest U.S. technology companies — Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc., Facebook Inc. and Google parent Alphabet Inc. — 2020 was one for the books. […]
2020’s silver lining
Happy New Year’s Eve! It’s the last day of 2020 and we don’t know anyone who isn’t ready to kick this year to the curb. And because 2020 is 2020, […]
Biden’s HHS pick offers promising path forward for Americans
by Mary Sanchez for Leonard Pitts Because bible-pounding has become a favored tactic of politicians, it was only a matter of time before one of the cabinet choices of the […]
