by Jonathan Bernstein It’s an election year — and Americans will be voting sooner than many people may realize. The first primary election is in Texas on […]
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How will historians judge Jan. 6?
by Alexander Keyssar For a brief moment last January, in the immediate wake of the assault on the U.S. Capitol, it appeared that the final chapter of […]
Fearing the worst, hoping for the best
by Jackie Calmes We can argue whether 2021 was “the least bad year of the last two years,” as “The Daily Show” claimed, considering that it began […]
Optimistic start to the new year
Recently, the internet — home to pessimists and cynics galore — reminded us that 2022 is pronounced “2020, too.” If you’ve suddenly found your shoulders somewhere around […]
Confessions of an incurable optimist
by Doyle McManus Twelve months ago, Americans could indulge in optimism. For a bright, shining moment, 2021 promised to be a year of recovery. The first vaccines […]
No peace or goodwill in Congress
Peace on Earth and goodwill to men this time of year seems increasingly absent in diverse places. In America the noble objective seems to have long ago […]
White House fumbles effort to get Joe Manchin to ‘yes’
Sen. Joe Manchin’s announcement on Fox News Sunday that he was a “no” on the Build Back Better Act set off a flurry of coverage, which only […]
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 […]
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 […]
Senator demands aid for Kentucky, after voting against it for everyone else
by Michael Hiltzik Consider the two faces of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). First, the Rand Paul of Dec. 11, writing to President Biden after a string of […]
