August 21, 2024, 6:01am Columns
With the Democratic National Convention occupying much of the news universe this week, anyone paying attention is bound to hear a proclamation that this November’s election is the most important in years. Read story
August 20, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Recent news, easily missed amid headlines about presidential campaign drama, natural disasters and Olympic gold, has been a somber reminder for those who caught it: As the 23rd anniversary of 9/11 approaches, Americans still don’t have a full accounting of the role a supposed U.S. ally, Saudi Arabia, played in… Read story
August 19, 2024, 6:02am Columns
Olympic competitors over 40 are inspiring — and less of a rarity than they used to be. Scientists say athletes with extreme staying power may be that way due to molecular-level advantages. Studying those could further the quest to understand and slow down the ravages of human aging. Read story
August 19, 2024, 6:01am Columns
‘Jewish students were excluded from portions of the UCLA campus because they refused to denounce their faith. This fact is so unimaginable and so abhorrent to our constitutional guarantee of religious freedom that it bears repeating.” Read story
August 19, 2024, 6:01am Columns
An inconvenient truth about local control of public schools is that, for better or worse, it places enormous financial responsibility in the hands of a few volunteers — school board members, who may have expertise with complicated spreadsheets but, most likely, do not. Read story
August 19, 2024, 6:01am Columns
The consensus that political conventions are an anachronism, a leftover historical relic that no longer matters, is credible, increasingly widespread — and wrong. Read story
August 17, 2024, 6:01am Columns
The Harris-Walz campaign radiates sunshine and good times to come. Donald Trump, on the other hand, spreads gloom through his lame insults and crazy delusions. Read story
August 17, 2024, 6:01am Columns
For most of the year, the Ukrainian army has been in a defensive crouch across the more than 600-mile-long front line. It has been dealing with a Russian opponent whose use of glide bombs, artillery and so-called meat assaults — waves of Russian troops moving toward a position to overwhelm… Read story
August 17, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Political trivia question: What do Joe Kent, Pete Serrano and Jerrod Sessler have in common? If you answered “they’re rising Republican politicians who all made it through last Tuesday’s primary,” then you win this week’s news quiz. Read story
August 17, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Experts have warned for more than a year that artificial intelligence-fueled misinformation is poised to upend American elections. Washingtonians have already seen it. Read story
