The death of George Floyd and the summer of protests that followed led members of Congress to try to mandate basic changes in police practices nationwide. But […]
Author: Opinion, The Dominion Post
Just say it: Hank Aaron is the real home run champion
by Kenneth Shouler Hank Aaron’s death Jan. 22 brought forth a steady stream of highlights, respectful reflections and revelations about his baseball career. But one revelation was […]
Language changes eroded U.S. democracy
by Martin Puchner Victor Klemperer, a literary scholar, saw the Nazi era begin in the subtlest of ways, through a shift in language. Trained to examine linguistic […]
Lowering bar for Biden administration
by Stuart Rothenberg Less than two years from now, during Joe Biden’s first midterm election — and assuredly four years from now, during the next presidential contest […]
Free tax filing is real, if you qualify
Editor’s Note: Today’s piece is adapted from an editorial that originally ran July 14, 2020. Dates have been changed to reflect current deadlines. And just like that, […]
In defense of snow days, even during a global pandemic
With the increased availability of remote learning, a childhood staple is now under threat of extinction: The snow day. Just because we now have the technology and […]
Dominion’s libel case against Giuliani
by Noah Feldman Dominion Voting Systems is suing Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, for libel, citing Giuliani’s false claims that the company was part of […]
The lone wanderers of the revolution
by Salena Zito Walk toward Anderson House on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, D.C., just off Dupont Circle, and the first thing you see is a remarkable bronze […]
What’s it going to take to shock the GOP back to itself?
by Leonard Pitts Jr. What is it going to take? For years, that question has weighed upon the rest of us — and even some of its […]
Larry King’s greatest on-air highlight that no one ever saw
by Martin Schram Election night 1988 had lasted almost ‘til sunrise. Now it was almost midnight on the night after — and Larry King was about to […]
