by Alexander Keyssar For a brief moment last January, in the immediate wake of the assault on the U.S. Capitol, it appeared that the final chapter of […]
Author: Syndicated Columnist
Fearing the worst, hoping for the best
by Jackie Calmes We can argue whether 2021 was “the least bad year of the last two years,” as “The Daily Show” claimed, considering that it began […]
A challenge for the new year
by Kathryn Jean Lopez “Be my Mommy!” the banner in the CVS window read, part of a display of surplus Baby Emma dolls. It was the fifth […]
It’s OK to get angry over omicron; it’s absolutely exhausting
by Owen Lee-Park As I walk through the entrance of our busy emergency department, I see the familiar sight of the anxious and frustrated faces of patients […]
Rehabilitating King George III’s image
by Martin Ivens George III was neither mad nor bad. The U.S. Declaration of Independence filed 28 charges of misgovernment against the British king who lost the […]
Some predictions for 2022
by Carl P. Leubsdorf Each December, I speculate about what political headlines might emerge in the coming year. Last year, I correctly predicted the Dow would hit […]
Look to the future: Learning to live with COVID
by Gleb Tsipursky We are sticking our heads into the sand regarding the reality of omicron, and the results may be catastrophic. Omicron took over from delta […]
Inflation’s here. Let’s not make it worse
by Jay Ambrose For a quite a while, progressives were calling our country’s painful inflation mild and “transitory,” meaning it would last just a yawn or two […]
Confessions of an incurable optimist
by Doyle McManus Twelve months ago, Americans could indulge in optimism. For a bright, shining moment, 2021 promised to be a year of recovery. The first vaccines […]
Worst-case scenarios unasked, unresolved
by Martin Schram Outside, millions of desperate people have been standing for hours in lines stretching around the corners of America’s city streets and suburban strip malls. […]