by Stephen L. Carter I’d never heard of Sandra Day O’Connor when the news broke that she was President Ronald Reagan’s likely nominee for the new vacancy […]
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Holiday season finds us isolated
Let’s change that by Seth D. Kaplan We are living in an age of placeless possibility: a time when we can instantly get in touch with another […]
Blaming Iran for all Middle East violence not right tack for U.S. policy
by Daniel DePetris The sailors aboard the USS Carney, based in the Red Sea, had a busy weekend — one that could have just as easily turned […]
Supreme Court may push Sackler opioid case to Congress
by Noah Feldman Bankruptcy law is all about fresh starts. But just how much of a fresh start does the Sackler family deserve — without having to […]
Has the Democratic Party been led astray by progressive activists?
by Jonah Goldberg According to a recent poll conducted by the Democratic firm, Blueprint, only 5% of Americans say that Joe Biden is “far more conservative than […]
It was heat and not much light in Newsom-DeSantis debate
by Mark Z. Barabak The prodigiously hyped debate between Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis was never going to be more than a diversion, a brief sideshow running […]
Betty Rollin’s principled death raises a question
by John M. Crisp Betty Rollin, writer and national correspondent for NBC, ABC and PBS, died on Nov. 7 at age 87. Rollin was known for two […]
Kevin McCarthy isn’t ignorant of history. What he did was worse
by Marcos Bretón When former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy made the incredible remark that the United States has never sought land after winning a war, except to […]
What to say to grieving parents this holiday season
by Molly O’Shea “How many kids do you have?” Even five years later, that seemingly simple question stirs a panic inside me and brings tears to my […]
This lawsuit has the NCAA staring down extinction. Is that a bad thing?
by Michael Hiltzik There can be few American public institutions more widely detested than the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The NCAA spent decades promoting the ideal of […]
