Commentary: Donald Trump applies his strongman approach to Latin America
Elizabeth Shackelford Other than frustration at surging migration, Latin America has not merited the same level of attention in Washington as the Middle East, Europe,... Read more.
Commentary: Authorities devalue the law when they hide behind masks
Stephen Downing As a young recruit, the first thing I learned when I pinned on a badge was simple but profound: Power must always be visible and accountable. A nameplate,... Read more.
Commentary: Pro-Hamas protesters need to find a new chant
Joe Battenfeld The “free Palestine” movement needs to find a new chant after President Donald Trump brokered a peace deal between Israel and Hamas, triggering... Read more.
Commentary: The masking of ICE agents is indefensible
Amy Dru Stanley and Craig Becker Last month, a federal judge observed that masked figures were creating terror on American streets — not criminals but agents of... Read more.
Commentary: From Nixon to Trump: How scandals reshape power, not justice
The American political system flatters itself with tales of enduring resilience. We are told that each scandal is a crucible, a test from which the republic emerges... Read more.
Commentary: The youth crisis is really about the rise of the NEETs
Kathryn Anne Edwards The rising unemployment rate among U.S. workers aged 16 to 24 — it hit 10.5% in August, its highest level in a decade not counting the pandemic... Read more.
Shribman: Fort sumter has much to say about American division
David M. Shribman NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE CHARLESTON, S.C. — On an artificial island 4 miles from downtown stands an unlikely reminder of the cost of national disunion,... Read more.
Nature in the Neighborhood: Rats!
Scurrying around the blood-soaked dioramas and giant skeletons popping up on suburban lawns this October, you may find a red-eyed and sharp-fanged rubber rat or... Read more.
Commentary: AI therapy isn’t getting better. Therapists are just failing.
Jonathan Alpert A growing number of people are turning to AI for therapy not because it’s now smarter than humans, but because too many human therapists stopped... Read more.
Commentary: How ‘originalism’ Became the prevailing view at the US Supreme Court
Josh Blackman and John G. Malcolm It is easy to take for granted that the current Supreme Court has a majority of committed originalists. But only four decades ago,... Read more.