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.
Nature in the Neighborhood: Welcoming the migrants back
Swampscott Conservancy This March I had the opportunity to travel to Nebraska to witness the sandhill crane migration. It is the largest migration of cranes, not... Read more.
Greene: Dear Vladimir, please stop the war. Your buddy, Donald Trump.
Leonard Greene He didn’t say “please.” See, that’s the funny thing about dictators. They don’t like being told what to do. Mussolini wasn’t too fond... Read more.
Fang: Is your favorite influencer’s opinion bought and sold?
Lee Fang Your addictive doomscrolling on X, TikTok or Instagram may also be the latest nexus for millions of dollars in secret political corruption. Over the last... Read more.