August 25, 2019, 6:01am Columns
In a trade war, as in a real one, people are wounded by friendly fire from their side. Consider some casualties in Donald Trump’s “easy to win” trade war. Begin with the company whose green machines bear the name of the blacksmith who, in the 1830s in Grand Detour, Ill.,… Read story
August 25, 2019, 6:01am Columns
It was almost the weirdest Trump play of the week. The president’s bizarre threats against carmakers fell in the shadows after he called off a meeting with the Danish prime minister because she wouldn’t discuss selling him Greenland. What we and the Danes initially interpreted as a clownish stunt turned… Read story
August 25, 2019, 6:01am Columns
In a sane presidential selection process, a two-term governor with a solid record on raising the minimum wage, health care, job creation, immigration and education — coupled with expertise on a critical topic, climate change — would be a leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination. Instead, Washington Gov. Jay… Read story
August 25, 2019, 6:01am Columns
During a news conference on Monday, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., accused Israel of denying her and fellow congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., entry because they are “the first two Muslim American women elected to Congress.” On Twitter, Omar was even more pointed, accusing Israel of implementing “Trump’s Muslim ban” — a… Read story
August 24, 2019, 6:01am Columns
In the Trump era, no moment of tranquility can be taken for granted. Read story
August 23, 2019, 6:01am Columns
Uh-oh. President Trump is in such a state of panic about his dimming re-election prospects that he’s getting his lies mixed up and occasionally blurting out the truth. Read story
August 22, 2019, 6:01am Columns
It is difficult to discourage and impossible to manage Justin Amash because he does not want much and wants nothing inordinately. He would like to win a sixth term as congressman from his culturally distinctive district around Grand Rapids, Mich. He does not, however, want it enough to remain in… Read story
August 21, 2019, 6:01am Columns
If you voted in last year’s general election, you helped make Washington No. 5 in a recent list of the turnout for all 50 states. Read story
August 20, 2019, 6:01am Columns
It didn’t take long for Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., to throw her grandmother under the bus. Read story
August 19, 2019, 6:01am Columns
Perhaps you’ve heard of white fragility. Read story
