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.
Collective security works — NATO at 75 has been a success in keeping the peace
Editorial written by the New York Daily News Editorial Board Overshadowed by the wonderings about President Joe Biden’s vigor was the actual purpose of the NATO... Read more.
What’s behind the AI boom? Exploited humans
James Muldoon, Mark Graham, and Callum Cant Today we are in the middle of a hype cycle in which companies are racing to integrate artificial-intelligence tools into... Read more.
How Vance transformed from ‘never Trumper’ to running mate
Carl P. Leubsdorf Soon after word of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump flashed across the television screens and social media, Ohio Sen.... Read more.
The once-secretive right-wing ideology emerging as an overt threat to American democracy
Robin Abcarian Last week, Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley admitted something that might have once shocked his party. “Some will say I’m calling... Read more.
It’s too early to be fighting a space race with China
F.D. Flam In late June, China’s space program brought back the first rock and soil samples from the mysterious far side of the moon. It was a major triumph. Scientists... Read more.
There’s only one right response to the Trump shooting
Helen Ubiñas I was boarding a plane from Los Angeles back home to Philadelphia when the news hit that former President Donald Trump had been injured during a rally... Read more.
How Congress can quickly make Ozempic, Wegovy affordable
Robert Pearl A whopping one in eight U.S. adults have taken GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic for weight loss and related conditions. Their popularity and efficacy... Read more.
If the Democrats want Biden to drop out, they should follow Pelosi’s lead, not Clooney’s
Mary McNamara I love George Clooney. As an actor. As a director. As an activist, tequila producer, and Nespresso spokesman. I would consider him a friend, if I knew... Read more.