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Opinion

Cleaning up crime makes nation’s capital safer

National Columnists

At its best, Washington, D.C., is a city of timeless grandeur, of iconic monuments and world-historical centers of power. At its worst, it’s a harrowing place where a remorseless 14-year-old could steal your car. The confluence of these two Washingtons in the terrible early-morning ...

As many as 1M children will have school choice

National Columnists

This is the dawning of the age of school choice. The school bells will start ringing in the days and weeks ahead, but a record number of kids — especially children from low-income families — will be opting out of the traditional public schools. This year as many as 1 million kids will ...

Amid misery in Gaza, some things don’t compute

National Columnists

Analyst Scott Jennings asked Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin, like many a critic of Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to fully occupy the Gaza Strip, if Rogin had an alternative to militarily removing Hamas from power in Gaza. Rogin’s recommendation: “You can steer (Hamas) toward better ...

Voting Rights Act became law 65 years ago

Local Columnists

August 2025 marks 65 years since the Voting Rights Act came into law and changed the course of history in communities of interest like tribes. For the first time, we had federal protections that ensured we could participate fully in elections and choose our own representatives. This is how I ...

Learning to slow down during ‘traffic jam of life’

National Columnists

A line from one of Tyler Perry’s plays that has always stuck with me is when the brassy matriarch Madea says that the 50s are the hardest decade of many people’s lives due to caring for aging parents. In a brief moment of poignant reflection, Madea, whom Perry portrays with a feisty, ...

Everything must be done to make safe schools

National Columnists

As President Trump prepares to head to Alaska to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to “stop the killing” in Russia and Ukraine, what is being done to stop school shootings in America as millions of children begin returning to their schools? In my school days we had two drills - ...