How often do African Americans have to save the Democratic Party from its left wing? With Black voters having just thrust a moderate ex-cop to the head […]
Author: Froma Harrop
America tries China’s way of competing
China is America’s economic rival. The way capitalists deal with rivals is to compete. President Joe Biden vows to compete with this rival on the rival’s terms. […]
Law and order shouldn’t be the domain of a political party
The conversation started on a long Uber ride. The driver, originally from Colombia, said he knows a lot of Colombians living in the U.S. “without papers.” He […]
‘Stormy’ sea settles: Real political scandals are rarely about sex
As the Trump presidency fades into the past, we are reminded of the sex scandal at its dawn. The Federal Election Commission has just dropped its probe […]
Surprise, face masks will be partly missed
When told to wear face masks two COVID-plagued winters ago, we thought: “Can’t wait until this is over and we no longer have to wear a piece […]
Henry Ford would have pushed car charging stations
When Henry Ford introduced the Model T in 1908, he had a problem. There were almost no paved roads in America. To sell his product to the […]
Vaccine passports: A culture war we don’t have to wage
“We are not supporting doing any vaccine passports in the state of Florida,” declared Gov. Ron DeSantis. “It’s completely unacceptable,” he said, for either government or the […]
Biden needs to talk tough on immigration — and fast
Undocumented immigrants have been surging to the U.S. border, some wearing T-shirts with the Biden campaign logo and the words “Please let us in!” What gave them […]
Stopping climate change is the ultimate moon shot
As a pandemic hijacked the nation’s attention, we pushed aside other, even bigger problems. But now that COVID-19 is being cornered, the crisis of climate change is […]
In the spring, people’s thoughts turn to party rentals
If you live in a place where people like to go to have fun, good for you. But if your fun place is full of Airbnbs or […]