by Michael R. Strain Since the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020 and the federal government began using extraordinary measures to support workers, households and businesses, Republicans have […]
Author: Syndicated Columnist
Primaries will test Trump’s influence
by Jonathan Bernstein It’s an election year — and Americans will be voting sooner than many people may realize. The first primary election is in Texas on […]
The global legacy of Jan. 6
by Trudy Rubin The global impact of the Jan. 6 insurrection is still growing one year after the attack. Most Americans don’t realize the shock felt by […]
How will historians judge Jan. 6?
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 […]
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 […]
