by Lynn Schmidt America is exceptional. For those who may not believe so or may have forgotten, it is the job of the rest of us to […]
Author: Syndicated Columnist
Is ‘California sober’ a real thing, or an excuse to keep getting high?
by Robin Abcarian It’s not clear who coined the term “California sober.” Or even, really, exactly what it means. In 2019, the journalist Michelle Lhooq wrote in […]
Why former slave states became the foundation for American gun culture
by Nick Buttrick There are a lot of guns in America — this nation has collectively more civilian-owned guns than we have citizens. Unlike the rest of […]
Republicans can’t stop a new wave of government spending
by Conor Sen The outcome of the midterm elections has left lingering uncertainty in Washington, including the question of what fiscal policy might look like in the […]
U.S. must take path toward resolution
by Daniel DePetris With the exception of Hungary’s Viktor Orban, Russian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t have many friends or associates left in the West. Whereas some leaders […]
8 takeaways from the midterms so far
by Jonathan Bernstein The midterm elections are neither a Republican landslide nor a Democratic surprise … but there is still a long way to go before we […]
Ukraine’s resistance and resilience
by Tamar Jacoby Vitalii Lylyck, 21, was shaken but smiling when I reached him in his dorm room in Kyiv, just 10 days after Russian forces began […]
Helping create peace at the polls
by Melinda Burrell I love getting my “I Voted” sticker on Election Day, after chatting with other voters in line and carefully following poll workers’ instructions for […]
Get ready for election month
Election denialism spreads among GOP candidates by Doyle McManus Don’t expect to learn the results of this year’s midterm contests on election night. Just as in 2020, […]
‘The most difficult rape myth for people to grasp’ spelled out at trial
by Melinda Henneberger What you think you know about how rape victims act is probably wrong, and there’s a reason for that: It seems intuitive that anyone […]
