August 12, 2024, 6:01am Columns
When Italian boxer Angela Carini reported that she had “never felt a punch like that” after conceding to Algeria’s Imane Khelif 46 seconds after their Olympic match began, social media exploded with accusations. Elon Musk and J.K. Rowling chimed in, accusing Khelif of being a man posing as a woman… Read story
August 10, 2024, 6:02am Columns
In many ways, the Olympics reflect the best of America. Read story
August 10, 2024, 6:01am Columns
After President Joe Biden’s decision to drop out of the race, I’m reaffirming my prediction that despite primary turnout, it’s wrong to write off young voters. Read story
August 10, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Donald Trump’s return from the abyss to be the 2024 Republican nominee for president is a political comeback for the ages. Read story
August 10, 2024, 6:01am Columns
In a complex deal brokered by the U.S. government, Russia has freed reporter Evan Gershkovich and 15 other political prisoners in exchange for the release of eight of its nationals in the West — including Vadim Krasikov, a killer especially valued by Russian President Vladimir Putin who was serving time… Read story
August 10, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Until Tuesday morning, it looked like Vice President Kamala Harris was going to help her chances of winning in those unpredictable swing states by choosing Pennsylvania’s popular governor, Josh Shapiro, to be her presumptive running mate. Read story
August 9, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Former President Barack Obama wasn’t elected president because he chose to run alongside Joe Biden. Read story
August 8, 2024, 6:01am Columns
If you watched as much of the Republican National Convention as I did, you must have been impressed by the energy, unity and commitment of the speakers and delegates. One could sense the momentum building. Read story
August 7, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Proponents of nuclear power, who have been wandering for decades like latter-day Israelites in a desert of public skepticism, might be feeling hopeful about a revival of their prospects. Read story
August 6, 2024, 6:01am Columns
This summer more and more voters have gotten to know the gist of Project 2025, the policy opus intended to guide a second Trump administration, and they thoroughly dislike it. Which explains the project’s purported demise in recent days at the Trump campaign’s hands, just as Democrats have jump-started the… Read story
