by Anthony Pahnke “Flimflam,” “bait and switch,” or “switcheroo” — these were some things my grandfather said to warn of proposals that seemed too good to be […]
Opinion
Sidney Powell is trying to save her law license
As the House Jan. 6 committee wrapped up its final report, Sidney Powell, onetime lawyer for former President Donald Trump, doubled down on her claims of election […]
My last column about Trump. (Maybe)
by Doyle McManus Last year, as congressional elections approached, pundits offered a bold prediction: November would bring a “red wave,” a Republican sweep in the House and […]
A new year but there’s nothing new
People speak of a new year as turning the page, or starting out fresh, or forgetting the past. At the start of a new year, I like […]
From blue to red: Americans vote with their U-Hauls
New Census Bureau numbers released last week reveal an unmistakable trend: High-tax blue states are losing residents to low-tax red states. Are elected officials listening? Each year, […]
Time to wind down the war in Ukraine?
by Nicholas Goldberg There’s been a lot of uplifting, we’re-in-it-to-win-it language used about the Ukraine war recently. The message being sent is that the United States is […]
What to do about Clarence Thomas?
by Robert Reich Trump’s legal problems are mounting — with growing probability of criminal prosecutions for his attempted coup, theft of top-secret documents, and tax fraud. You […]
Fraudster Santos bamboozled voters and now he should step aside
The man we know as George Santos, if that is indeed his name, is a work of fiction. The character may have been a run-of-the-mill inspiring rags-to-riches […]
What we learned about hybrid work
by Sarah Green Carmichael This was supposed to be the year of returning to the office. The same could be said for 2021, and even the second […]
2022 was a good year if you are a mainstream Republican
by Eli Lehrer In many ways, 2022 might seem like it was a pretty bad year for Americans on the political right. After all, the year saw […]
