by Kevin Johnson A massive eleventh-hour spending bill stuffed with thinly vetted backroom deals might seem proof of our political dysfunction. But the omnibus bill approved by […]
Opinion
Stanford’s bad words
Words do matter, and we engage in an ongoing process of retiring certain words and adding new ones. Often words become taboo because they are offensive. That […]
Deregulation got us cheap flights — and this nightmare
Pictures of travelers still marooned in airports over the long holiday week are deeply disturbing. Passengers are missing flights, unable to rebook passage to visit with friends […]
Why does defense budget keep growing?
by Daniel DePetris If there is one piece of legislation Congress prioritizes every year, it’s the annual government spending bill. After the usual last-minute hiccups over amendments, […]
Musk, Trump and the demeaning of America
by Robert Reich Before the midterms, Elon Musk fired half of Twitter’s 7,500 employees, including teams devoted to combating election misinformation — and did it so haphazardly […]
W.Va. senator to sponsor eugenics bill
Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat its mistakes. Unless, of course, they don’t think history’s “mistakes” are actually mistakes. At a meeting […]
Insurrection a tough charge to prove
by Doyle McManus The 845-page final report of the House Committee on Jan. 6, which finally arrived late Thursday night, is an epic. Like “Moby Dick” or […]
Bad political theater
In a theatrical performance the worst thing that can happen is to have a predictable outcome. That is precisely what occurred with the Jan. 6 Committee, which […]
Fusion energy isn’t just a pipe dream anymore
The timeline of history is etched not just by wars and revolutions but also by moments when science yields a discovery that forever changes the course of […]
Game clock has run down for Beard
by Gene Lyons In my experience, it’s a rare man who wakes up at age 49 and starts beating up women. Chances are, then, that this wasn’t […]
