by Sara Pequeño The last “normal” Christmas, December 2019, was the last time I saw my grandma. She was years into an Alzheimer’s diagnosis, and she had […]
Opinion
Of tornadoes, changing science and twisted politics
by Mary Sanchez EDITOR’S NOTE: Leonard Pitts is on vacation. His next column will appear Jan. 6. The cadaver dogs were busy performing the grim duties of […]
Packing the Court should be off the table, but term limits make sense
In a 288-page report as long and detailed as any Supreme Court ruling, a 34-member, bipartisan presidential commission couldn’t reach consensus on whether the nation’s highest judicial […]
Donors aren’t separate from their deeds
by Benjamin Soskis It was a supreme moment of addition by subtraction. On Dec. 9, the Metropolitan Museum of Art announced an agreement with representatives of the […]
Building the wall back better
During a debate with George H.W. Bush in New Hampshire in 1980, the moderator asked that Ronald Reagan’s microphone be “turned off for the moment.” Reagan was […]
Jordan’s scheme is latest proof of GOP’s contempt for democracy
One of the reasons Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy withdrew GOP participation from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection was Democrats’ refusal to let Trumpian firebrand […]
2021: The year of losing friends
by Gustavo Arellano Frank was everything I was not. White. Middle-aged. A father. Rich. Republican. We somehow still hit it off years ago. He was a faithful […]
The first holiday season with a new dog doesn’t have to be ruff
by Michelle Kretzer Last Christmas was our first with our rescued pup, Capone. He looked dashing in a candy cane-striped collar as we took videos of him […]
Maxwell’s case puts a spotlight on trafficking’s victim-defendants
by Julie Dahlstrom In the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, British socialite and close associate of the late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, prosecutors and the defense […]
It’s time to take UFOs seriously
by Dillon Guthrie Of all the year’s political drama, the most surprising may be the U.S. government’s actions on unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAPs — better known […]
