opinion

Could it be that pundits and political scientists are framing the fight about the infrastructure and reconciliation bills all wrong? I think there is ...

For its San Diego convention in the summer of 1996, the Republican Party was anxious to avoid the acrimonious tone of its gathering in Houston four ye...

On March 30, the New York Legislature passed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act. The passage of this bill provides for the initiation of the le...

In an age in which religiosity is waning, the notion that a person would forgo a medical treatment, perhaps even a life-saving one, because of sincere...

This has been a year marked by terrifying news about climate change: extreme weather, massive wildfires, persistent drought in some areas and catastro...

Last wee k and thi s, The Wall Street Journal identified 131 federal judges who, between 2010 and 2018, heard cases involving entities in which they, ...

“Honor thy father and thy mother” — Exodus. The funny thing about the Fifth Commandment is that whatever you think about the authority of Exodus, basi...

Joel Whitcher, between the walls of his church, expressed his personal views on morality. For this he has publicly and repeatedly been castigated. Why...

Iowa is represented in the U.S. House by three Republicans and one Democrat. After last year’s census, an independent advisory commission drew a new m...

If there is one universally recognized principle in American political life, it’s that the president of the United States should want Christmas to com...

Questions like which came first, the chicken or the egg, are irrelevant because they’re unanswerable (although for the record, scientists come down on...

Americans continue to have a dim view of Congress. And for good reason. Legislative gridlock due to closely divided houses is one factor. But the top ...

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It’s an opportunity to not just put up fliers and circulate hotline numbers, but to talk about things th...

Gifted students have to check their privilege and get over themselves. It doesn’t matter whether they are minorities. It doesn’t matter whether they w...

Facebook’s critics have long argued that the social media giant is bad for consumers, bad for children and bad for the country — a serial abuser of it...

New Yorkers could have affordable and quality health insurance but politicians are standing in the way. Despite gaining majority support in both the N...

We warned China to stop its incursions into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone — and the Chinese responded by flying even more aircraft into the...

Newspaper people sometimes call it the “daily miracle.” Thoughts and ideas, happenings in the community, comments and plans from civic leaders, effort...