Musk is supporting a MAGA ticket that will just hurt Tesla
Mark Gongloff Imagine you’re one of the world’s wealthiest people and the chief executive officer of one of the world’s biggest electric-car makers. It’s... Read more.
Can Kamala Harris change a presidential race barely affected by a series of seismic events?
Mike Madrid Donald Trump famously said in 2016 that he “could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and wouldn’t lose any voters.” What sounded... Read more.
Trump assassination attempt will fuel political extremism
Imran Khalid President Joe Biden’s initial response to the attack on Donald Trump, calling it “sick” and reaching out to his stricken adversary to express... Read more.
Biden’s decision to drop out is one of the most patriotic moments in a long life of service
LZ Granderson I’m sure it doesn’t feel this way to President Joe Biden now, given the fighter he is, but stepping down was the right thing for him to... Read more.
Kamala Harris can beat Donald Trump and prove America is ready for a woman president
Robin Epley The question everyone has been asking in hushed tones now grows to a roar: Does Kamala Harris have what it takes to beat Donald Trump? God, I hope so.... Read more.
Soaring grocery prices are not acts of God
Steven Hill Since the pandemic, going to the grocery store has become a jarring experience. On a recent visit, I packed my purchased items into my tote bag and then... Read more.
Aileen Cannon’s ruling isn’t just legally flawed. It has nothing to do with the law.
Harry Litman The initial impulse on reading Judge Aileen Cannon’s pseudo-scholarly 93-page dismissal of the classified documents case against Donald Trump is to... Read more.
Shribman: Lucky!
David M. Shribman Ronald Reagan had it, Jimmy Carter didn’t. George H.W. Bush had it until he didn’t, and the same can be said for his successor, Bill... Read more.
Lawmakers five decades ago passed a big budget fix. It made a difference (for them).
John R. Kasich and G. William Hoagland Fifty years ago, Congress tried to rein in deficits and fix the budget process — or, perhaps, lawmakers were mostly just... Read more.
How we might better navigate the culture wars
Rich Harwood Earlier this year, Escambia County, Fla., received national attention for banning more than 1,600 books, the most by any single county in the entire... Read more.