Opinion: Politics past will haunt Washington in 2025. It won’t be pretty
To look back over the politics of the past year is to see a preview of the coming one. It’s not pretty.Donald Trump, as president…
Opinion: How press freedoms could fare in the new Trump administration
With Donald Trump set to return to the White House next year, there’s much speculation on how his second administration will affect press freedom. The…
Opinion: Romney’s exit marks an end to the bipartisanship Washington needs
Mitt Romney delivered his farewell speech before the U.S. Senate in early December. It isn’t hyperbole to say it marked the end of an era.Romney’s…
Opinion: Football isn’t just violence. It’s democracy’s schoolhouse
The ripple effects of the brawl that broke out between Ohio State and Michigan football players in late November are still spreading. A massive scrum…
Opinion: What will the military do if Trump gives illegal orders?
Every American in the armed forces, and any veteran who has served, hopes and prays for peace and stability under the recently reelected, incoming commander…
Opinion: Christopher Wray just broke a prime rule of dealing with Donald Trump
For someone who played a tough-talking executive on TV — “You’re fired!” — Donald Trump sure goes out of his way to avoid such confrontations.…
Opinion: South Korea needs a stronger response from the U.S. to help save its democracy
The Republic of Korea’s ascent as a global beacon of liberal democracy and capitalism has been built on its robust alliance with the United States.…
Opinion: Trump’s predatory Cabinet choices are added proof that #MeToo is over
So this is what Donald Trump means by “Make America Great Again.” Bring back the “Mad Men” days.As I’ve been working to keep up with…
Opinion: Not another revival of Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’
On Nov. 25, Band Aid released the “ultimate remix” of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?,” the rock charity single from 40 years ago that, in…
Opinion: Democrats could use a lame duck to save medication abortions
Before Democrats lose the White House and the Senate, they should push through legislation to repeal the Comstock Act, which could be used to prevent…
Opinion: Biden should arm Ukraine to the teeth to set up ideal negotiations
Before leaving office in January, President Biden can still do much to bolster Ukraine’s security, and our own. The need for greater U.S. aid is…
Opinion: Taking trans rights to the Supreme Court isn’t about politics
The outcome of the 2024 election has resulted in no shortage of Democratic finger-pointing. While the postmortem and soul-searching are necessary, the tone and tenor…
Opinion: Trump promised to raise taxes, but Biden could tie his hands
Now that Donald Trump will be headed to the White House, it is all but certain that he will pursue significant new taxes on imported…
Opinion: Who’s the vice-president elect? Elon Musk or JD Vance
The speaker of the House, the man second in line to the presidency — Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana — had to photobomb the much-shared…
Opinion: Why I voted third party and I’m not sorry
I’m a progressive Californian, a Black man, and I did not vote for Democratic presidential contender Kamala Harris this year or Donald Trump. I voted…
Opinion: Trump’s initial choices could make for a Cabinet of avengers
As Donald Trump rolled out his Cabinet choices last week, the strategy that consigliere Steve Bannon described during the president-elect’s first term naturally popped to…
Opinion: Democrats are finger-pointing. Does the evidence support them?
The Democrats have some tough choices in front of them. With Vice President Kamala Harris, they ran a very strong candidate in an incredibly well-resourced…
Opinion: Harris’ real error — not bros, not Biden, not the border
Democrats are blaming Donald Trump’s defeat of Kamala Harris on everything from fake news that immigrants were eating American house pets to Elon Musk’s alleged…
Opinion: Evangelical Christians’ long road to Donald Trump
We don’t yet know the precise numbers, but it appears once again that four out of five white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump in the…
Opinion: Trump’s border czar and a history we should not forget
Donald Trump promised that, once reelected, he would conduct the largest deportation campaign in United States history. That pledge is already taking shape with his…