Contributor: Every shooting reflects our culture of violence, which the president cheers
On May 21, as they left the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were fatally shot, and because they were employees…
Contributor: DOGE was a good start. Trump needs to push further for real fiscal change
On Wednesday evening, the world’s wealthiest man announced that his sojourn in the nation’s capital is almost over. “As my scheduled time as a Special…
Contributor: A Trump deregulator may set us up for a sequel to the 2008 crisis
The movie “The Big Short” — dramatizing the reckless behavior in the banking and mortgage industries that contributed to the 2008 financial crisis — captures…
Contributor: Once, international students feared Beijing’s wrath. Now Trump is the threat
American universities have long feared that the Chinese government will restrict its country’s students from attending institutions that cross Beijing’s sensitive political lines.Universities still fear…
Contributor: The Israeli Embassy killings and the ominous turn in political violence
Actions, we know, have consequences. And an apparent Marxist’s cold-blooded murder of two Israeli Embassy staffers in Washington on Wednesday night was the natural and…
Contributor: We all saw Biden’s decline in real time. The scandal is how few people cared
For weeks now, Americans — left, right and terminally online — have been obsessed with Joe Biden’s fitness as president. The whispers about cognitive decline,…
Contributor: The U.S. credit downgrade is not the problem. Our reckless spending is
America’s debt-addicted government just lost its triple-A credit rating from Moody’s, as it previously had from fellow rating agencies S&P and Fitch. Many in Washington…
Contributor: ‘Cheers’ was fiction, but Norm was for real
I was never a fan of pleasantries because they seemed like a waste of time. Something that two people said to each other before they…
Contributor: Why is the GOP resisting Chinese investment in the U.S.?
The United States and China are locked in a standoff with no resolution in sight. The U.S. wants to reshore manufacturing, and China wants to…
Contributor: Does American soft power have a future?
Power is the ability to get others to do what you want. That can be accomplished by coercion (“sticks”), payment (“carrots”) or attraction (“honey”). The…
Contributor: Californians insist — immigrants deserve a path to citizenship
News and social media feeds inundate us with dramatic scenes of immigration policing. Viral videos of immigrant mothers picked up on sidewalks near their homes,…
Contributor: Ending birthright citizenship will mostly affect U.S. citizens
The Trump administration’s executive order to limit birthright citizenship is a serious challenge to the 14th Amendment, which enshrined a radical principle of our democratic…
Contributor: Lower-court judges have no business setting the law of the land
On Thursday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Trump vs. CASA Inc. Though the case arises out of President Trump’s January…
Contributor: So far Trump has betrayed any hopes for free markets
If you voted for Donald Trump last November because you believed he’d increase economic freedom, it’s safe to say you were fooled. Following a reckless…
Contributor: The Mideast has changed since Trump’s first term. How will he reshape it?
As President Trump parades through the Middle East this week, he will encounter a very different region than the one he experienced during his first…
Contributor: Trump is pitching austerity? Tough sell
The war on Christmas came early this year — and from an unexpected source: Donald Trump. It’s only May, but he’s already laying the groundwork…
Contributor: Trump wasn’t the first to politicize law enforcement
In recent days, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided at least nine restaurants in the nation’s capital, requesting proof that the establishments are not employing…
Contributor: What to give Americans for Mother’s Day? More than a baby bonus
Ahead of Mother’s Day this year, the White House has been exploring various policies to boost America’s low birth rate, including a baby bonus (i.e.…
Contributor: Why older Americans are Trump’s biggest nightmare
That there’s a spasm of dislike for Trump’s chaotic presidency is not news — new polls show Americans unhappier with this president at 100 days…
Contributor: Trump’s budget would lock in big-government spending and deficits
President Trump’s 2026 “skinny budget” is out, and at first glance it gives small-government advocates reason to cheer. It proposes deep cuts to domestic agencies,…