Politics
Opinion: Merrick Garland's integrity saved the DOJ only to doom it again
In 2016, the American Bar Assn. couldn’t say enough good things about Merrick Garland, then the chief judge of the powerful U.S. Court of…
Tag
opinion
Politics
Opinion: Why Israel can't just 'cut the head off' of Hamas or Hezbollah
Since the horrific Hamas terrorist attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, Israel has been at war in the Middle East. The conflict has stretched across…
News
Don't Fall For Merchan's Trap
Judge Juan Merchan's obsession with landing his white whale, Donald Trump, revealed itself this week in all its political dis-glory.…
Politics
Opinion: The limits of an imperial presidency
Whatever Trump and his advisors say, I know he won’t be able to remake Washington easily and swiftly. President-elect Donald Trump is…
Politics
Opinion: Meta is changing its rules and embracing Trump. What does that mean for the world?
The announcement by Mark Zuckerberg that Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and Threads, will dramatically overhaul its…
Politics
Opinion: Trump wants to rekindle his Kim Jong Un bromance, but North Korea has other suitors now
To say that President-elect Donald Trump has a lot of plans for his second term would be a gross understatement. He has vowed to implement…
News
Opinion: What antiabortion activists want next
The state of Texas filed a major lawsuit on Dec. 12 against a New York doctor who mailed abortion pills to a Collin County, Texas, woman,…
Politics
Opinion: The election shredded the rule of law
Being elected president truly is a get-out-of-jail-free card for Donald Trump, but the greater concern should be for what this means for…
Politics
Opinion: Why Trump's plan to deport millions will fall far short of what it promises
Will President-elect Donald Trump’s vow to “launch the largest deportation program in American history” truly keep millions of immigrants…
News
Opinion: If your phone had feelings would you treat it differently? It could happen sooner than you think
Whether it’s the virtual assistants in our phones, the chatbots providing customer service forbanks andclothing stores, or tools like…
Politics
Opinion: How Mexico can strike back if Trump follows through on his threats
President-elect Donald Trump has made clear his intent to supercharge his “America First” approach to foreign policy in his second term —…
Politics
Opinion: Jimmy Carter had a second term. It just wasn't in the White House
At a campaign event in Winston-Salem on the eve of the 1976 North Carolina Democratic primary, a voter asked then-candidate Jimmy Carter…
Politics
Opinion: Politics past will haunt Washington in 2025. It won't be pretty
To look back over the politics of the past year is to see a preview of the coming one. It’s not pretty. Donald Trump, as president again,…
Business
Opinion: California ruled with great jobs and boom times. What happened?
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s constant reminders that California’s economy ”leads the nation” as well as being a model for social justice are…
Politics
Opinion: Romney's Senate exit marks an end to the bipartisanship Washington desperately needs
Mitt Romney delivered his farewell speech before the U.S. Senate in early December. It isn’t hyperbole to say it marked the end of an era.…
Politics
Opinion: Drain the swamp? More like overt, unapologetic swampy displays at Mar-a-Lago
Donald Trump doesn’t drain the swamp, despite his promises. He just puts his own brand on it, like everything else he touches, and sells.…
Politics
Opinion: California and other states are rushing to regulate AI. This is what they're missing
The Constitution shouldn’t be rewritten for every new communications technology. The Supreme Court reaffirmed this long-standing principle…
Politics
Putting Politics Aside, They Come Together to Save Lives
EAGAN, MINN. — "I'm so anti-woke," said Tina Rexing, the owner of the eponymous T-Rex Cookie bakery based in this suburb of Minneapolis.…
Politics
Patrick Soon-Shiong's controversial shakeup at the L.A. Times: 'Bias meter,' opinion upheaval and a call for growth
Patrick Soon-Shiong had become accustomed to making the news. He was the doctor and medical technology innovator who built a fortune, the…
News
Opinion: The U.S. should not yet trust Syria's new regime
After a half century of Assad family dictatorial rule, Bashar Assad has fled and Syrians can finally celebrate the end of a horrific…
Politics
What the New Border Czar Says Isn't Necessarily What Goes
President-elect Donald Trump's campaign promise of mass deportation has met its man in "border czar" Tom Homan. Having promised to "run…
Politics
Opinion: Christopher Wray just broke a prime rule of dealing with Donald Trump
For someone who played a tough-talking executive on TV — “You’re fired!” — Donald Trump sure goes out of his way to avoid such…
Business
Fortnite Ballistic is Counter-Strike for normies, and that's a good thing
I have been a Counter-Strike player for a long time. With over 1,400 hours in CSGO/CS2 and countless more in older versions, I've seen…
Politics
Opinion: South Korea needs a stronger response from the U.S. to help save its democracy
The Republic of Korea’s ascent as a global beacon of liberal democracy and capitalism has been built on its robust alliance with the…