Chaleff: Trump explained
Ira Chaleff After President Donald Trump brought global economics to the brink of meltdown with his erratic unilateral tariff decrees, Tyler Page and Maggie Haberman... Read more.
Johnson: Quiet death of dissent
F. Willis Johnson There is something particularly American about the way we’re dismantling our democracy these days – we are doing it with paperwork. While the... Read more.
Skelton: Yes, Newsom suing Trump over tariffs was political. It was also necessary.
George Skelton SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Give Gov. Gavin Newsom credit. You can call it grandstanding and opportunistic, but suing President Donald Trump over tariffs... Read more.
Calmes: The case that proves the US, under Trump, no longer stands for rule of law
Jackie Calmes In a normal nation governed by the rule of law — not Donald Trump’s America, that is — the government’s mistaken deportation of a Maryland... Read more.
Grewal-Kök: What I learned in the bleachers as a youth-baseball immigrant dad
Rav Grewal-Kök I spent a recent Sunday in Norwalk, California, watching 12-year-olds play baseball on a field nestled between a juvenile prison and two sets of... Read more.
DePetris: Trump administration takes the first diplomatic step with Iran over nuclear program
Daniel DePetris For the first time in about a decade, senior U.S. and Iranian officials met face to face. Last Saturday, Steve Witkoff, the U.S. envoy to the Middle... Read more.
Nicorvo: The abuse story that’s seldom told
Jay Baron Nicorvo For years I tried, and mostly failed, to tell the story of my childhood molestation. I played a kind of literary hide-and-seek. To throw the reader... Read more.
Harley: Still need to file taxes? Try IRS Direct File.
Susan Harley With Tax Day approaching, taxpayers who haven’t filed yet could have a great option. Half the states now have access to a zero-cost tool created by... Read more.
Hochschartner: Follow South Korea’s lead on cultivated meat
Jon Hochschartner I was happy to learn the South Korean government recently invested $10 million to build a cultivated meat research center in Uiseong County. For... Read more.
Jacobson: Big winner in the new Mega Millions lottery is not the players
Sheldon H. Jacobson On Tuesday, the new Mega Millions lottery was launched. The lottery is promoting several enhancements, including a “built-in multiplier,”... Read more.