Tuhus-Dubrow: The tension between overestimating risks and ignoring them
Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow Not long ago, I met a woman from Belarus. She told me about the terrible aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear accident in April 1986. As a child,... Read more.
Crisp: The $400 million airplane is only part of the problem
John M. Crisp An anecdote: At some point in the early 1980s, I was talking with a friend about the shah of Iran, that is, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who ruled Iran from... Read more.
Chemerinsky: How much power to stop the president should federal judges have?
Erwin Chemerinsky At a time when President Donald Trump is claiming unprecedented executive powers, the Supreme Court may be poised to eliminate a significant check... Read more.
Jarvis: FDA appointee is a drug critic with a lot to prove
Lisa Jarvis The controversial appointment of oncologist Vinay Prasad — an outspoken critic of the pharmaceutical industry and U.S. health agencies — to a key... Read more.
Mills: What Pope Leo thinks about politics
David Mills “He is anti-Trump, anti-MAGA, pro-open Borders, and a total Marxist like Pope Francis,” influencer and Trump advisor Laura Loomer declared (howled,... Read more.
Knighten: Let’s learn from ‘The Last of Us.’ We’re not ready for the next outbreak.
Justin Ángel Knighten If you watch HBO’s “The Last of Us,” you see how a pandemic didn’t destroy the world — failure to communicate did. Trust collapsed.... Read more.
Leubsdorf: Trump’s debasement of the Justice Department
Carl P. Leubsdorf One of President Donald Trump’s most egregious acts has been his debasement of the Justice Department, transforming an agency designed to protect... Read more.
Steves: Public broadcasting boosts American democracy
Rick Steves If a society wants to toughen the fabric of its democracy, it’s essential that it nurture a citizenry that can think critically and consume information... Read more.
Ezell: Even supporters of diversity often get it wrong
Jerel Ezell Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has been the bogeyman of the right for the better part of four years. The hysteria began with Republican Florida... Read more.
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.