Travis Hunter’s take panned when he downplays Shohei Ohtani
Reaction to Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter’s two-sentence response to a question about two-way players has been decidedly one-sided. Few agree with him. Even fellow…
Opinion: When unregulated AI re-creates the past, we risk losing our shared history
A furious political leader shouting a message of hate to an adoring audience. A child crying over the massacre of her family. Emaciated men in…
Opinion: Trump policies must swerve if he aims to bring down prices
If President Trump was elected with a specific mandate, it was to lower prices. Poll after poll reveals that inflation is a top worry for…
Washington Post opinion head departs as Jeff Bezos shifts focus for paper | Donald Trump News
The section will not include viewpoints that oppose personal liberties and free markets, Bezos said in a staff memo.Washington Post editorial page editor David Shipley…
Opinion: We may all regret dismantling USAID
American foreign assistance is experiencing an existential moment. The foreign assistance budget appears to be on the chopping block, and the primary agency responsible for…
Opinion: Extend Trump’s 2017 tax cuts to promote growth, but cut spending too
America approaches a critical juncture. Many provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 are set to expire this year. Congress could let…
Sending migrants to Gitmo will be a fiasco for Trump and everyone else
Last week, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visited the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, where the Trump administration has started sending people…
Opinion: Someday, most likely, the buck will stop with Trump
Since taking office last month, Donald Trump has governed like a man with a sledgehammer and a checklist. He’s moving at a breakneck pace —…
Opinion: Signposts on the road to authoritarian rule
If one were to design a path to authoritarian rule, it would be what we have seen in the first weeks of the Trump administration.…
Opinion: Trump’s Gaza plan echoes decades-old Israeli calls to expel Palestianians
On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in…
Opinion: Trump’s pick of Kevin Hassett for economic job is a good sign
The fate of President Trump’s ambitious economic policy plans will be determined in part by the people he appoints to critical positions. With a debt…
Opinion: Donald Trump’s second presidency delivers a diktat a day
At a televised town hall in 2023, Sean Hannity gave Donald Trump a chance to dispel fears that he’d abuse power if given another spin…
Opinion: Will children’s constitutional right to a public education prevail?
Immigrant children are facing a new form of playground bullying: The Trump administration and its allies are trying to scare them away from school.One of…
Opinion: Trump’s birthright citizenship order restores law as intended
Less than two weeks into this second Trump presidency, the fearmongering has already reached fever pitch. “He can’t do it!” the critics have invariably howled…
Opinion: The disaster aid California needs shouldn’t come with conditions
Onetime Trump “true believer” Stephanie Grisham, former press secretary to both Donald and Melania, famously told a national TV audience during last summer’s Democratic National…
Opinion: No one polices men’s bodies the way we police women’s bodies
While we’ve been distracted by wildfire tragedies, and the dizzying stream of Project 2025-inspired directives flowing from the Oval Office, we cannot forget that the…
Opinion: Panama Canal was built at a dear price — paid in Black lives
“The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts,” said President Trump in his second inaugural address, on Jan. 20, as he cited his…
Opinion: President Trump needs GOP unity. Here’s why he might not get it
Donald Trump has long complained that Democrats are better at sticking together than Republicans are. He’s already revisited this gripe. In meetings with Republican leaders…
Opinion: Trump’s order to freeze spending is patently unconstitutional
Every day seems to bring more blatantly unconstitutional acts by President Trump. On Monday, the most egregious was his announcement that he is freezing the…
Britain’s stretched services can’t be expected to absorb 5 million people over just 10 years
Bulging BritainHOW is Britain meant to absorb a nation-sized population rise in just ten years?Especially when we have built a tiny fraction of the infrastructure…