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Opinion

The American people need to check the Supreme Court

Columnists

The Supreme Court begins its new term this October. This happens every year. But this year is different. We live in a very different country than the one that existed a year ago. During Donald Trump’s second term, his administration and allies have been using the force of government to ...

From tariffs to cyber threats: Trump’s policy fallout

Columnists

In my last op-ed (Best and worst U.S. presidential cabinets), 15 different research-based sources revealed that Donald Trump’s 2017-2021 and current cabinets are among the worst in U.S. history. The last paragraph of the op-ed stated: “Let’s face reality. A cabinet that ranks historically ...

Kirk showed what it means to be a man

Columnists

Popular culture has two competing narratives about manhood. Charlie Kirk rejected both of them and set an example that young men should follow. The dominant view is that masculinity is toxic. In 2018, the American Psychological Association issued guidelines declaring that “traditional ...

This is not funny

Columnists

“We can do this the easy way or the hard way,” Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission, told a right-wing podcaster, “this” being the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel. They did it the easy way. All Carr had to do was speak the words, and within hours, literally, ...

Child care doesn’t have to be this terrible

Columnists

At three months old, my son was kicked out of his daycare. I had spent my pregnancy navigating my city’s brutal child care landscape — posting on social media looking for nanny shares, adding my name to year-long waitlists, and wondering how I was going to pay the astronomical daycare ...