Opinion: The limits of an imperial presidency
Whatever Trump and his advisors say, I know he won’t be able to remake Washington easily and swiftly.President-elect Donald Trump is returning to the most…
Opinion: What antiabortion activists want next
The state of Texas filed a major lawsuit on Dec. 12 against a New York doctor who mailed abortion pills to a Collin County, Texas,…
Opinion: Trump wants to rekindle his Kim Jong Un bromance, but North Korea has other suitors now
To say that President-elect Donald Trump has a lot of plans for his second term would be a gross understatement. He has vowed to implement…
Opinion: The election shredded the rule of law
Being elected president truly is a get out of jail free card for Donald Trump, but the greater concern should be for what this means…
Opinion: Don’t forget what happened four years ago on Jan. 6
Four years ago on Jan. 6, not even most Republicans would have imagined this 2025 anniversary: The West Front of the Capitol — where rioters…
Labour’s soft touch on illegal immigration is driving small boat crisis – Britain needs a proper deterrent
Boats bletherWITH grim predictability, 2025 begins with yet another “stop the boats” idea which avoids the real problem.This one involves slapping “Interim Serious Crime Prevention…
Opinion: How Mexico can strike back if Trump makes good on his threats
President-elect Donald Trump has made clear his intent to supercharge his “America First” approach to foreign policy in his second term — and Mexico looks…
Maps of support for L.A. County Dist. Atty. Hochman and Proposition 36 show shifts in opinion on criminal justice
California and Los Angeles County are getting tougher on crime.The stiffer penalties on some drug and theft crimes that voters recently approved with Proposition 36…
Opinion: People made fun of Jimmy Carter. I was lucky to have him make fun of me
Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday, is the first presidential candidate I remember publicly expressing an opinion of. As it turned out, Carter would also be…
Opinion: Jimmy Carter had a second term. It just wasn’t in the White House
At a campaign event in Winston-Salem on the eve of the 1976 North Carolina Democratic primary, a voter asked then-candidate Jimmy Carter whether he was…
Opinion: Politics past will haunt Washington in 2025. It won’t be pretty
To look back over the politics of the past year is to see a preview of the coming one. It’s not pretty.Donald Trump, as president…
Opinion: How press freedoms could fare in the new Trump administration
With Donald Trump set to return to the White House next year, there’s much speculation on how his second administration will affect press freedom. The…
Opinion: Romney’s exit marks an end to the bipartisanship Washington needs
Mitt Romney delivered his farewell speech before the U.S. Senate in early December. It isn’t hyperbole to say it marked the end of an era.Romney’s…
Opinion: Football isn’t just violence. It’s democracy’s schoolhouse
The ripple effects of the brawl that broke out between Ohio State and Michigan football players in late November are still spreading. A massive scrum…
Opinion: What will the military do if Trump gives illegal orders?
Every American in the armed forces, and any veteran who has served, hopes and prays for peace and stability under the recently reelected, incoming commander…
Opinion: Christopher Wray just broke a prime rule of dealing with Donald Trump
For someone who played a tough-talking executive on TV — “You’re fired!” — Donald Trump sure goes out of his way to avoid such confrontations.…
Opinion: South Korea needs a stronger response from the U.S. to help save its democracy
The Republic of Korea’s ascent as a global beacon of liberal democracy and capitalism has been built on its robust alliance with the United States.…
Opinion: Trump’s predatory Cabinet choices are added proof that #MeToo is over
So this is what Donald Trump means by “Make America Great Again.” Bring back the “Mad Men” days.As I’ve been working to keep up with…
Opinion: Not another revival of Band Aid’s ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’
On Nov. 25, Band Aid released the “ultimate remix” of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?,” the rock charity single from 40 years ago that, in…
Opinion: Democrats could use a lame duck to save medication abortions
Before Democrats lose the White House and the Senate, they should push through legislation to repeal the Comstock Act, which could be used to prevent…