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Opinion

Trump’s second term is costly spectacle

National Columnists

Every time I get asked by a TV anchor what I think about the drama of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, my favorite "historical" headline from the Onion comes to mind: "World's Largest Metaphor Hits Ice-Berg." And every time I do, I hear from defenders of the Trump administration ...

World Cup visitors get it

National Columnists

Several things have taken place over the past week that shore up the importance of understanding what has truly made the United States of America the most prosperous country in human history. First, we have the foreigners visiting the U.S. to cheer on their teams in this year's World Cup ...

Republican dissidents show themselves the door

National Columnists

Tucker Carlson says he can no longer support the Republican Party. In that regard, he finds himself in familiar company. A growing faction on the populist Right – including figures such as Candace Owens, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Nick Fuentes – has increasingly positioned itself in ...

Public opinion blunts power in democracy

National Columnists

President Trump has been musing about whether he's the most powerful man in world history, and judging by the results lately, the answer is definitely "no." It's certainly true that Trump has technical tools at his disposal that would have astounded famous pre-20th century contenders for the ...

Minimum wage law fails

National Columnists

Not long ago, new kinds of jobs appeared: app-based gig work. They include jobs like dog walking on Rover, Taskrabbit work, DoorDash food delivery, Uber and Lyft driving ... Lots of people like gig work. It's flexible. You work when you want to work. But "workers' rights" activists and ...

Will Trump ever control Iran peace deal?

National Columnists

French President Emmanuel Macron managed to find a way to prevent U.S. President Donald Trump from bolting out of boredom from the latest G7 summit in France. If he stuck around to the very end, then Macron would let him sign his latest "peace deal" (that really isn't one) at the Chateau de ...