Since 1984, the nationwide legal drinking age has been 21 for good reasons. Young people’s brains are still developing, which affects their judgment and cognitive abilities. That, […]
Guest Editorials
Book-burning a logical next step in the right’s classroom hysteria
Two school board members in Virginia last week called for the burning — yes, burning — of books in the school’s library that they deem sexually offensive. […]
Stop shaming parents over COVID vaccines
It was a record-scratch of a moment: Texas actor and potential gubernatorial hopeful Matthew McConaughey, who is vaccinated against COVID-19, declared in an interview last week that […]
How NRA used Columbine to thwart gun control
Back in 2000, actor Charlton Heston helped rally the conservative base behind the embattled National Rifle Association with a convention speech asserting that then-Democratic presidential candidate Al […]
When intolerance is on the menu
A field trip by grade-school students to a popular local restaurant should not trigger an ugly explosion of hatred, homophobia and death threats against an elected official. […]
Reform the USPS
The U.S. Postal Service was long a bright spot in the federal government, flourishing no matter which party was in office. It was an institution that could […]
Texas abortion law would recreate the Wild West
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday on whether to allow a Justice Department suit to proceed against Texas’ near ban on abortion after six weeks […]
House members colluding with the Capitol rioters, warrants expulsion
Days after the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of Donald Trump supporters intent on overturning Trump’s election loss, freshman Rep. Cori Bush […]
An injustice of miscarriage lands woman in prison
Criminalizing a woman for suffering a miscarriage seems unfathomable and even barbaric. But that is exactly what happened earlier this month in a Lawton, Okla., courtroom. When […]
Will homeless vets ever get housing promised to them?
Homeless veterans, mentally disabled or traumatized as a result of their service, and their advocates waged a long legal battle to force the Department of Veterans Affairs […]
