Opinions
Opinions
Menendez deserves no benefit of the doubt regarding his Senate seat
The indictment is jaw-dropping. Is this befitting the world’s greatest deliberative body? Chuck Schumer and his fellow Democrats know better — or ought to.
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The United States can prevent millions from starving in 2023
Near record numbers of the world’s poor are going hungry again this year, yet aid is less than half of 2022 levels.
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Enough is enough. McCarthy must bring the GOP rebels to heel.
He should hit them where it hurts: their reelection prospects.
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How to keep the most violent suspects off the streets in D.C.
Emergency legislation passed by the D.C. Council expires next month. Council member Brooke Pinto released a set of proposals this week aimed at violent crime.
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Even $500 million isn’t enough to save local journalism
Local news providers are struggling to fund their newsrooms. Philanthropy can help.
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Dollar pizza is dead. Long live $1.50 pizza!
Plus: Military recruiting. The UAW strike. Sex and politics.
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‘Bharat’ might help erase centuries of colonial influence over India
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bid for “Bharat” seems not only about erasing Western nomenclature, but also about romanticizing an age of Sanskrit.
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Presidential candidates should have a basic knowledge of the law
Their proposals to send U.S. Special Forces and drones into Mexico to destroy drug cartels are absurd.
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The Senate dress code
In these times of climate change and concerns about energy consumption, the relaxation in dress code is quite sensible.
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Taxpayers can help bring football back to RFK Stadium
They shouldn’t pay for everything, but investing in a new stadium will reap dividends.
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Sorting students by perceived ability can de detrimental to learning
Students relegated to lower reading groups read simpler texts and have little time for systematic instruction in social studies or science.
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Joe Manchin on a No Labels ticket would make it an election of the aged
We in our late 70s and 80s aren’t a young bunch.
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Second Amendment supporters and Hunter Biden’s gun charges
Last month, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit struck down as unconstitutional the main statute Hunter Biden is accused of violating.
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About those eastern Oregon residents who claim they aren’t being heard
They are 5 percent of Oregon’s residents. Should they drive the state’s agenda?
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Humans are responsible for AI
As a community, we have the responsibility of controlling how AI influences our daily lives.
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Auto companies’ outrageous CEO pay
The chief executives make tens of millions, and autoworkers need a second job to make ends meet.
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Pickleball might be the ‘in’ sport now, but tennis is still popular
In the 1970s, playing tennis surged in popularity. Seemingly everyone sought “court time.”
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More school book bans and restrictions
Ann Telnaes cartoon on school book bans and restrictions.
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Azerbaijan waited for its opening on Nagorno-Karabakh. This week it found it.
Azerbaijan this week imposed its sovereignty by force of arms.
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Pinto’s big D.C. public safety plan is going to touch off a grand fight
And who gets the final say? Congress, of course.
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Dressing down for the Senate is just bad manners
Senators should no more come to the chamber wearing a jogging suit than they should wear a tuxedo to play tennis.
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All praise the drag queens of Texas
In a blessing at the Cathedral of Hope in Dallas, drag queens show how to remain compassionate — and glamorous — in the face of oppression.
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Call what is happening in Nagorno-Karabakh by its proper name
Azerbaijan’s actions in its ethnic Armenian enclave last winter already amounted to genocide. And things are only getting worse.
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In a leaderless House, the ‘clowns’ stumble toward a shutdown
Matt Gaetz doesn’t need a resolution to ‘vacate the chair.’ For all practical purposes, the chair is already vacant.
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New York’s rent laws are a gross violation of property rights
The Supreme Court finally has a chance to apply the Constitution’s takings clause and end decades of unconstitutional government interference.
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