by Faye Flam It’s been about a year since the early coronavirus alarms were raised, and despite a decline in infections, new fears are rising up. New […]
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Schools need help to reopen
by Victoria Jackson The COVID-19 relief bill being considered by Congress would provide schools with $130 billion in new flexible funds, the largest one-time federal investment in […]
Cybersecurity a matter of national survival
by Patrick B. Pexton Last week was a sobering one for Congress. The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump served as the backdrop, the vivid videos of […]
Is McConnell’s post-Trump strategy working?
by Karl W. Smith Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has a knack for making everyone mad. With his vote against former President Donald Trump’s impeachment, he angered […]
Students’ free speech rights tested
by David Hudson Jr. The would-be varsity cheerleader, the tattletale and Snapchat have converged in a Supreme Court free speech case sure to draw the interest of […]
Lessons from cable news since Jan. 6
by David Zurawik I have watched more cable news in the last six weeks than I have in any other comparable period in my career. Every weekday […]
Bathroom restrictions cause trouble
by Rekha Basu Five years ago, my late friend Casey Gradischnig approached me with an unlikely invitation: To join him in the public areas of women’s bathrooms […]
On immigration, go slow and steady
by Karthick Ramakrishnan and Allan Colbern On Feb. 4, Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Ill., introduced the Dream Act, co-sponsored by Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., which would grant legalization […]
