Leubsdorf: Trump’s debasement of the Justice Department
Carl P. Leubsdorf One of President Donald Trump’s most egregious acts has been his debasement of the Justice Department, transforming an agency designed to protect... Read more.
Steves: Public broadcasting boosts American democracy
Rick Steves If a society wants to toughen the fabric of its democracy, it’s essential that it nurture a citizenry that can think critically and consume information... Read more.
Ezell: Even supporters of diversity often get it wrong
Jerel Ezell Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has been the bogeyman of the right for the better part of four years. The hysteria began with Republican Florida... Read more.
Lopez: Reopen Alcatraz as a prison? Yes, but Trump shouldn’t stop there.
Steve Lopez I have just one thing to say about President Donald Trump’s proposal to reopen Alcatraz as a prison for ruthless offenders. What took you so long?... Read more.
Feigl-Ding: Tariffs on meds will make America sick
Eric Feigl-Ding During the past few weeks, President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff wars have rattled the stock market, decimated many Americans’... Read more.
Becvar & Nevins: Without compassion, America will never be great
Kristina Becvar and David L. Nevins New York Times Opinion Columnist David Brooks recently published a column with a title pointing to “Trump’s Single Stroke... Read more.
Point and Counterpoint
Ben Olinsky: Point Deception and destruction, Musk and DOGE’s real goal Waste, fraud and abuse. These are the seemingly magic words the world’s richest man incants... Read more.
Tavcar: Let’s stop using the fuels of the past
Jus Tavcar On April 8, President Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders calling for the nation to expand the mining and burning of coal, one of the dirtiest... Read more.
Chabria: The real threat behind reopening Alcatraz
Anita Chabria President Donald Trump posted Sunday on his Truth Social platform that he’s ordered various government agencies to reopen Alcatraz to serve as a... Read more.
Baker: God’s leprechaun, my buddy
Bob Baker I’d been raised Catholic, gone to Catholic grammar school, Catholic prep school, then left the Church in 1975 and went through divorce in 1978. One fine... Read more.