Commentary: Ukraine’s cheap drones and combat robots offer hope for the good guys
Elizabeth Shackelford When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Washington and Europe expected a quick Russian victory. Russia’s... Read more.
Commentary: AI will rip off consumers unless they fight back
Cathy O’Neil My great-uncle Fred, a former World War II prisoner living in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon, had little to his name but a four-wheel-drive truck.... Read more.
Commentary: Hegseth’s meddling with promotions tarnishes leadership and endangers the country
Jon Duffy When the Navy’s one-star admiral promotion list was publicly released last month, one thing stood out immediately: there were no women on it. Anyone... Read more.
Commentary: Celebrate Juneteenth with tax justice for all
Brakeyshia Samms On June 19, 1865, enslaved people in Texas belatedly learned that they were free, an event that is still commemorated as Juneteenth. It is a day... Read more.
Commentary: Mamdani is about to make housing even more expensive
Peter St. Onge and E.J. Antoni New York’s Comrade Mayor, Zohran Mamdani, is ready to seize the means of production, starting with the landlords. As always with... Read more.
Beth Anderson: Banning cell phones in our schools had a postivie impact on teaching and learning
Eight years ago, our schools took a leap that many others are only now debating: We banned cell phones. School is meant to be a safe place for young people to focus,... Read more.
Commentary: The unfortunate gerrymandering wars
Frederic J. Fransen A 1965 “Wizard of Id” comic strip by Johnny Hart and Brant Parker went as follows: The diminutive but tyrannical king is addressing his subjects... Read more.
Commentary: James Comey’s case will play out in a murky area of the law
Wayne Unger In the case of United States v. James Brien Comey Jr., the U.S. president’s security is pitted against the bedrock right to free speech enjoyed by... Read more.
Commentary: How Democrats drifted away from the working class
Nicholas Jacobs Since 2016, when Donald Trump shattered the Democrats’ blue wall by winning working-class voters across the Midwest, a cottage industry has sprung... Read more.
Commentary: My father, Ronald Reagan, would be heartbroken by today’s White House conduct
Patti Davis This is a reflective time of year for me. My father, Ronald Reagan, died in June 2004, and each year I let myself drift into whatever realm my thoughts... Read more.