Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics because he didn’t like the numbers announced in her monthly jobs report. The bureau reports not only on jobs, but also on inflation and compensation. All those numbers affect policy and politics. Slowing job growth might ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...