Leubsdorf: An American president embarrasses the US
Carl P. Leubsdorf Last July, at gala ceremonies in Washington, members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization celebrated the 75th birthday of what President Joe... Read more.
Cooper: The American government’s people problem
William Cooper The president of the United States should be competent, ethical, and full of vigor. This is obvious given the demands of the job. Yet former President... Read more.
Saujani: Trump should give parents a tax cut for child care
Reshma Saujani My parents never dreamed of calling Chicago their home, and who could blame them? For two generations, my family lived in Uganda until the dictator... Read more.
Gonzalez-Bonorino: The reported costs of the Los Angeles fires are staggering. The hidden costs are worse.
Augusto Gonzalez-Bonorino Destroyed homes, soaring insurance premiums and forest management costs put the price of the Los Angeles fires in the hundreds of billions... Read more.
Fattahi: Family separation leaves lifelong scars
Nahid Fattahi To the outside world, Isabel is a thriving professional in her early 30s. But each morning, she wakes up with a racing heart and an overwhelming sense... Read more.
Chemerinsky: Trump wants the Supreme Court to let him fire officials despite the law. That’s unprecedented
Erwin Chemerinsky Less than a month into Donald Trump’s second term, a case involving his extreme claims of presidential power has already made it to the Supreme... Read more.
Hochschartner: Replace Schumer and Jeffries
Jon Hochschartner I began President Donald Trump’s second term deeply skeptical of the willingness and ability of Democratic minority leaders in the Senate and... Read more.
Barabak: For California’s attorney general, the fight against Trump is personal
Mark Z. Barabak SAN FRANCISCO — In all of California, there may be no better political launching pad than the office of attorney general. As the state’s top... Read more.
Point and Counterpoint
Scott Brown: Point Trump’s USAID overhaul faces Democratic opposition The opening month of the second Trump administration has been marked by incredible speed... Read more.
King: The high price of crying fraud
Llewellyn King Seminal is a strong word. It means that when an event is seminal, nothing will ever be the same again. Elon Musk and his marauding young minions will... Read more.