July 24, 2023, 6:01am Columns
The Supreme Court justices are getting testy with one another. As the court’s conservative revolution proceeds, the tone of the court’s opinions is getting increasingly confrontational — and increasingly personal. Extreme decisions are provoking extreme reactions. The leak of the Dobbs opinion last year, and the court’s botched investigation into… Read story
July 24, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Just as we are feeling we must shield our children’s eyes from unintended exposure to news screens that gush the nonstop, hate-based latest — this just in from quiet, bucolic Cooperstown, N.Y. Read story
July 22, 2023, 6:02am Columns
As elections go, this is not the kind of barnburner that leads pundits to proclaim it “the most important election in our lifetime.” That will have to wait until next year. Read story
July 22, 2023, 6:01am Columns
It’s a nice sounding idea for a political science paper. A commonsense third-party alternative to inject some substance into the presidential debate. It’s heavy on the guidelines, pushes some important limits, but mouth the words “Ralph Nader” and you can remind yourself of how real politics works. Read story
July 22, 2023, 6:01am Columns
The day he broke up with Trump was one of his toughest, Hossein Khorram says. Read story
July 22, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Life after prison is hard. Formerly incarcerated individuals struggle to access affordable housing, health care and viable job opportunities. Despite efforts to curb recidivism, 2 of 3 people are rearrested after their release and more than 50 percent are locked up again, according to the U.S. Department of Health and… Read story
July 22, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Domestic violence is considered one of the most predictable and preventable violent crimes, one that too often results in death. In Washington, as in other states, laws have been created to help safeguard victims and try to prevent the dozens of deaths that occur each year. One such law allows… Read story
July 21, 2023, 6:01am Columns
The Hollywood screenwriters picketing studios since May know that having famous actors beside them brings more attention to their cause. And the media got real interested in their strike when they could write headlines like “Hollywood Stars Join the Writers’ Picket Line.” Read story
July 19, 2023, 6:01am Columns
On March 2, 2022, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations stood in front of the iconic green marble backdrop of the United Nations General Assembly and delivered a tough message that the Biden administration wanted all the world to hear. Read story
July 18, 2023, 6:01am Columns
MAGA Republicans’ willingness to gum up the necessary functions of governance was on display last week in the House of Representatives. Read story
