YIMBY sounds nice. YIMBY stands for “Yes in My Backyard.” It’s a positive-sounding rejoinder to NIMBY, “Not in My Backyard.” The NIMBY label is being used to stigmatize defenders of […]
Opinion
Editorial Encore: Sunshine Week has ended but our work never does
EDITOR’S NOTE: This editorial has been adapted from one that originally published March 19, 2023. Sunshine Week — a celebration of access to public, particularly government, information — ended last […]
Fani Willis’ prosecution of Donald Trump may be alive, but it isn’t well
by Harry Litman Special prosecutor Nathan Wade’s resignation Friday from the Georgia racketeering prosecution of Donald Trump and others was the right decision and, indeed, a virtually forced one. Judge […]
Red lines or victory?
A recent headline in the Wall Street Journal expressed Hamas’ last chance in its terrorist war against Israel: “Hamas Pins Survival Hopes on Ramadan.” The sub headline reveals its strategy: […]
Schumer’s gambit against Netanyahu
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wants Israel to hold new elections, and makes no secret that he thinks and hopes when they do, Bibi Netanyahu will be turned out. So […]
Let’s talk about something sweet
by David M. Shribman The sap is running in Iowa and New Hampshire. No, not that guy. Besides, the Iowa and New Hampshire presidential contests were two months ago. This […]
Getting guns away from abusers will save lives
by Megan Walsh and David Lamb “273.D.” The dispatch code for domestic violence sends chills down the spines of law enforcement officers, who know these calls to be among the […]
TikTok scapegoated for U.S. failure to regulate Big Tech
In a political stampede last Wednesday, the House overwhelmingly approved a bill that would force the app TikTok to be divested from China-based owner ByteDance, or face banning. The Senate […]
Biden & Bibi: From frenemies to enemies
by Andreas Kluth You know frenemies are becoming enemies when they’re drawing each other red lines. That’s what President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are now doing. […]
Conservative values shine brightly at Principles First conference
by Lynn Schmidt In the midst of the darkness that is our politics and ongoing threats to democracy, I found light while sitting in the Grand Ballroom of The Conrad […]
