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Opinion

Are we losing our humanity, empathy?

National Columnists

On the night of May 21, someone shot two young Israeli Embassy employees walking out of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., after an event. Police said the suspect shouted, “Free, free Palestine,” after he was arrested. In a New York Times post about the attack, one commenter ...

Some final thoughts on ‘Sinners’

National Columnists

Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” continues to be highly praised over a month after its April 18 release date. People are still flocking to theaters to see this horror thriller set in the early 1930s in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Many have seen it multiple times for its deep analysis of the cultural ...

Trump, Harvard, brawl not just about institution

National Columnists

Has Donald Trump declared war on Albert Einstein? “America is in danger of experiencing an academic brain drain,” The Economist warns. As soon as the Department of Homeland Security announced Harvard University would no longer be allowed to enroll foreign students, the Eurasia Group’s ...

‘It’s the bond market, stupid’

National Columnists

Back in the early 1990s when I was running as a Republican candidate for Congress, a governor from Arkansas, Bill Clinton, once said during a three-way race for president the following, “It’s the economy, stupid.” Well, today, I would change that slightly to: “It’s the bond market, ...

Why storytelling is better off human

National Columnists

I fell in love with audiobooks when my kids were young. We would stop at the library before a road trip and choose a few for our drive. I still love audiobooks. Many times it’s a good audiobook that gets the chores done and the house clean. These days I use Audible or the library’s Libby ...

Republicans control, still no fiscal restraint

National Columnists

WASHINGTON — I’ve often railed at Democrats’ failure to revamp federal immigration law during the two years President Joe Biden enjoyed a Democratic Senate and House. When they had the chance, they squandered it. Now it’s the Republicans’ turn at bad one-party rule. President Donald ...