by Steven Hill I pulled into a gas station near San Francisco, and my eyes popped out of my head: $6 a gallon! Here we go again, […]
Author: Syndicated Columnist
News fatigue is a real thing
by David M. Shribman The conviction of the Democrats: The tawdry details of Donald Trump’s private life that are emerging from his New York trial involving $130,000 […]
This Mother’s Day, forget the cards and flowers. Women want their rights instead
by Mary McNamara When I was young, my father gave me one piece of advice about choosing a career: Stay away from any occupation with a national […]
The peaceful transition of power
by Beau Breslin There was once a president-elect who suspected the previous, one-term president — a man with an outsized ego, thin skin for criticism and a […]
America’s 250th is worthy of celebration — and unity
by David J. Bobb It is hard to imagine Americans afraid to celebrate America. But as our nation’s 250th birthday approaches in 2026, there is already some […]
Did Stormy Daniels’ testimony help or hurt the case against Trump?
by Harry Litman When Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Susan Hoffinger announced on Tuesday, the 13th day of Donald Trump’s hush-money trial, that “the people call Stormy Daniels,” […]
Donald Trump’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad second term
by Jackie Calmes Millions of us are justifiably focused on seeing that Donald Trump is held to account for what he’s allegedly done in the past. Scheming […]
Fears about ‘Ozempic babies’ show how woeful women’s health care is
by Mary McNamara The historic failure of medical research to acknowledge that women’s bodies differ from men’s has a new catchphrase: Ozempic babies. According to recent reports, […]
Ben Franklin would vote ‘yes’ for ‘We the People’
by Andy McLeod The We the People competition has trained young Americans to know and engage in our democratic system for over 30 years. It has long […]
Weinstein reversal will create chilling effect for prosecutors and victims
by Elizabeth Payne It has been nearly seven years since the #MeToo movement rocked social media, with millions of women posting publicly about their experiences of sexual […]