by Liam Julian Perhaps at no moment in recent American memory has a widespread understanding of civics been more crucial. Yet the portents are ominous. The latest […]
Author: Syndicated Columnist
What’s good for the Pentagon may be bad for the Senate
by Jonathan Bernstein The Senate finally approved three important military promotions, including the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. of […]
House GOP’s shutdown politics dumb
by Jackie Calmes For years, I stalked the Capitol halls amid Congress’ fiscal-year-end follies, waiting with other reporters for a breakthrough to end the latest faux crisis. […]
This is FCC chief Newt Minow’s true legacy
by Paula Kerger Former Federal Communications Commission Chairman Newton Minow left a mark on the institutions he cherished and the communities he served. He will of course […]
Murdoch’s arrogant farewell says it all
by A.J. Bauer The retirement of Rupert Murdoch, the global media mogul perhaps most responsible for our contemporary media dysfunction, prompted renewed speculation about the future of […]
Russia’s kidnapping of Ukrainian children under the spotlight at UN
by Trudy Rubin When President Joe Biden urged world leaders last Tuesday not to diminish support for Ukraine, he used a phrase whose importance you may have […]
Supreme Court oral arguments have gotten way too long
by Chad Flanders Supreme Court oral arguments have gotten too long. How do I know this? It used to be that during one of my longer morning […]
Trump is rotten. But that doesn’t mean he should be kicked off the ballot
by Mark Z. Barabak Donald Trump is a cancer on the body politic, a malignant tumor of a man who turns just about everything he touches into […]
The mystery of the missing F-35
by Byron York It was one of the weirdest stories in years. The U.S. military lost a state-of-the-art F-35 fighter jet, last seen flying pilotless over North […]
Women’s reproductive freedom is moving backward
by Lilian Bui “We mothers stand still so our daughters can look back to see how far they’ve come.” That quote from Barbie creator Ruth Handler — […]
