by Mark Z. Barabak As the holiday season begins, let’s raise a glass, a drumstick, a latke — or all three! — to a magistrate judge in […]
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Putin takes foreign policy spotlight
by Doyle McManus President Joe Biden arrived in the White House 10 months ago with two top foreign policy priorities: He wanted to rebuild the alliances his […]
Critical race theory controversy has decades-old roots
by Fred L. Pincus The current controversy over critical race theory in the schools is nothing new. Thirty-seven years ago, I published an article with the headline […]
The world asks #WhereIsPengShuai?
by Trudy Rubin China disappeared star tennis player Peng Shuai because she accused a top leader of sexual assault, but her fate will affect the Olympics and […]
Keep infrastructure in the public’s hands
by Donald Cohen The recently passed $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill will provide desperately needed federal dollars to fix our roads, water systems and other public infrastructure. […]
The best of America: Welcoming refugees
by Steven Roberts While you’re giving thanks this week, take a moment to express your gratitude to the generous folks who are helping to receive and resettle […]
Black Friday deals not cutting it? Wait
by Tara Lachapelle To snag some of this year’s Black Friday deals, a car won’t do you much good — try an ocean liner. Plenty of would-be […]
For caregivers, the menu or venue shouldn’t define Thanksgiving
by Peter Rosenberger While the public face of Thanksgiving projects a Norman Rockwell painting, stress and sadness better describe the holiday for many of America’s millions of […]
Thanks to gerrymandering, GOP can continue to behave abominably
by Jackie Calmes House Republicans began the year with nearly two-thirds of them voting against ratifying Joe Biden’s election. In doing so, they allied with the insurrectionists, […]
Attention, inflation skeptics: Holiday shoppers are talking to you
by Michael R. Strain The robust pace of U.S. consumer spending looks at first glance like evidence that inflation isn’t hurting a resilient U.S. economy. And that’s […]
