Chemerinsky: The TikTok court case has staggering implications for free speech in America
Erwin Chemerinsky The free speech implications of the coming ban on TikTok in the United States are staggering and unprecedented. On Friday, the U.S. Court of A... Read more.
Lee Koh: How Trump 2.0 could make mass deportation a reality
Jennifer Lee Koh President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to carry out mass deportations. Can it happen? A one-time operation that targets the entire population o... Read more.
Flam: Don’t let RFK Jr. distract from the big health threat — Sugar
F.D. Flam Are there “toxic chemicals” in food killing Americans? That fear is getting lots of attention thanks to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Don... Read more.
Busby: Downsizing, decluttering, Swedish death cleaning — why we’re obsessed with clearing out our stuff
Cylin Busby When I asked my mother what she might like for her birthday this year, she quickly texted back: Nothing. We are downsizing. My parents already live ... Read more.
Schmidt: RFK Jr. as secretary of HHS is a departure from Project 2025
Lynn Schmidt The American voters bought a ticket to a second Trump administration, but the ride that will be the Department of Health and Human Services might j... Read more.
Rubin: Assad’s fall deals a blow to Russia and Iran, but leaves Syria’s future uncertain
Trudy Rubin Syrians are dancing in the streets of Damascus and other cities, to celebrate the collapse of the hideous regime of Bashar al-Assad, the man respons... Read more.
Feldman: The Supreme Court won’t save Musk’s DOGE plans
Noah Feldman The plans for the Department of Government Efficiency laid out by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are so riddled with legal problems that a law profe... Read more.
Michaels: Your state better be ready to protect workers under Trump
David Michaels In the late 1970s, when Jimmy Carter was president, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) was less than a decade old and still... Read more.
Mester: The American dream of bringing the mall home
Emily Mester When Hurricane Milton was approaching Florida last month, a mom in suburban Tampa went viral on TikTok for her refusal to obey evacuation orders. W... Read more.
Helvarg: Trump v. the ocean
David Helvarg For those of us committed to protecting the ocean, it’s always been clear that restoring healthy seas will be the work of our lifetimes, and tha... Read more.