November 27, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Is it possible that Israel could win a military victory in Gaza and still lose the war? Read story
November 27, 2023, 6:01am Columns
‘Big Tech loses bid to toss lawsuits alleging social media platforms harmed children,” blared the New York Post. “Social media companies must face youth addiction lawsuits, US judge rules,” said Reuters. Such news coverage of an order from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers suggests that the tech companies mostly lost. But… Read story
November 25, 2023, 6:01am Columns
It is time for Republicans who care about foreign policy, are hawkish on national security or who want to win back the White House to get behind Nikki Haley. The former South Carolina governor and U.N. ambassador has what it takes to keep America safe. What she does not have… Read story
November 25, 2023, 6:01am Columns
They are not typical diplomatic envoys. They spend their time eating, snoozing, lollygagging in the grass and rolling in the snow. But the giant pandas that have roamed a few select U.S. zoos for the last half century have captivated visitors who lined up to see the debut of panda… Read story
November 25, 2023, 6:01am Columns
When Charles Hammer, a theoretical physicist at Iowa State University, dialed the Georgia telephone number he was told to call in 1975 — at precisely the time he was told to call it — he had every reason to assume he was calling the campaign office of Georgia’s little-known ex-governor… Read story
November 23, 2023, 6:01am Columns
We need to talk about what happens if Donald Trump wins. Read story
November 22, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Between 2018 and 2022 many of the states with high rates of poverty — Oklahoma, New York — were also the states that suffered the most damage from extreme weather. A new climate study indicates things are going to get worse for those places and for poor people. Read story
November 21, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Inflation is slowing, the GDP is up, gas prices are down and last week the Associated Press reported a 14 percent drop in illegal border crossings in October. Yet my MAGA friends give President Joe Biden no credit. Read story
November 20, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Tired of Congress’ repeated partisan standoffs every time a big fiscal deadline approaches, like last week’s? Weary of the breathless cable coverage of looming government shutdowns or debt defaults, knowing the partisans (almost) always come to some 11th-hour compromise, as they did Tuesday? Read story
November 20, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Every U.S. legislator who currently opposes continuing aid to Ukraine should be forced to watch “20 Days in Mariupol,” a PBS “Frontline” documentary scheduled to air Tuesday. Read story