Then comes tumbling down by Jay Ambrose A talk show producer was calling him sexy, his instructive, caring, humorous press conferences on COVID-19 had won him an […]
Author: Syndicated Columnist
Carlson paving path to fascism
by David Zurawik I suppose it is naive to be shocked by anything from Fox News and its prime-time star Tucker Carlson. But even though I have […]
The world abandoned Afghan women
Do senior officials from the U.S., China and Russia really plan to keep talking to the Taliban as if its fighters are not murdering civilians — including […]
Collateral damage from Cuomo’s fall
by LZ Granderson Andrew Cuomo, the departing governor of New York, announced his resignation Tuesday after months of defiance in the wake of sexual harassment allegations. A […]
Remind me why we need the filibuster?
I’ve been writing about Congress since the late 1980s, watching as filibusters in the Senate evolved from rare and usually doomed efforts by fringe factions into what […]
Tackling climate change can’t be put off
by Doyle McManus GORDON BAY, Ontario — Two weeks ago, one of America’s best-known climate scientists set off onto Ontario’s Lake Joseph for an evening of stargazing, […]
Worsening climate change means saying goodbye to Paradise
by Molly Culton When people used to ask me where I’m from, they would smile and shake their heads in disbelief when I said Paradise. “Paradise?” they […]
Truman’s lies cost taxpayers millions
by Michael Hiltzik Part of the fallout from the violent and seditious end of the Trump administration concerns whether Donald Trump should receive the lavish government benefits showered […]
In an encouraging sign, bipartisanship breaks out
by Carl P. Leubsdorf Veteran Washingtonians scoffed when candidate Joe Biden said he believed many Republican lawmakers were open to a more conciliatory approach than their fierce […]
Some bad signs in a new way of war
by Jay Ambrose Something like a new Cold War is getting hotter even if the United States seems in confused retreat. As evidence of aggression vs. acquiescence, […]