Editorials
The GOP is the self-loathing party
Rich Lowry Will Rogers famously said: “I belong to no organized political party. I’m a Democrat.” He would have to dig deeper to find a gibe suitable for today’s GOP. The substantive stakes in the battle over Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid, which has produced a deadlock not seen on the House floor in 100 years,…
Read MoreBeware aggrieved empires
Rich Lowry China sent 71 aircraft and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period, while Russia shelled the Kherson region more than 70 times. These acts of aggression — occurring 5,000 miles apart, one in a grinding war of attrition, the other as part of an ongoing political and diplomatic struggle that may well…
Read MoreOverdose Prevention Sites
Susan estrich They call them “overdose prevention sites.” I’d never heard of them until I saw the picture in the LA Times of a drug user literally falling down in the middle of a city plaza where dozens of people were openly consuming fentanyl, meth and other deadly drugs. What makes it a “prevention” site…
Read MoreNew year, unresolved issues
A former president facing unprecedented legal challenges. A Justice Department confronting peculiarly awkward and unappealing decisions. A new Republican-controlled House facing an unusually fractious future. A GOP leader in an atypically difficult struggle to capture the speakership. An incumbent president approaching a re-election battle that his party would prefer he not undertake. A political system…
Read MoreThe TV shows, movies on celebrities’ own winter watchlists
LONDON (AP) — The weather outside may be frightful, but the myriad viewing options inside can be nothing short of delightful. During interviews in recent weeks, The Associated Press asked celebrities promoting their own projects in Europe what they planned to watch this winter season: LUCAS BRAVO and DARREN STAR (“Emily in Paris”): “I just…
Read More‘Not just the ramp.’ Worship spaces need more accessibility
Laura Lamb talks to her husband, Jerry Lamb, who suffers from a spine condition, as they make their way through the sanctuary at Camden First United Methodist Church Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Camden, Tenn. The church recently had a couple pews cut in half so Jerry, and anyone else who uses a wheelchair, walker…
Read MoreThe Lies of George Santos: Quantity Over Quality
Froma Harrop In the movie classic, “All About Eve,” George Sanders as the snob theater critic rakes scheming young actress Anne Baxter over the lies she told about her hard-knocks background. The one where she claims being at a Shubert Theater in San Francisco was a lie too far. That theater never existed, Sanders roars:…
Read MoreThe Trouble with Israel
Susan Estrich The trouble with Israel is very simple. It’s a democracy. They elect their own leaders. Not ones I’d vote for. They may sometimes feel the same way about us. So no, I don’t support Bibi Netanyahu. I worry about the right wingers he is making common cause with, because they include those who…
Read MoreFor Jan. 6 Committee, time for transparency is running out
Byron York Republicans take control of the House of Representatives in one week. When that happens, the Jan. 6 committee, with all its members selected by outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi, will go out of existence. Now, as the clock ticks down, it appears the committee’s demise will leave some significant unanswered questions. The biggest such…
Read MorePeople I don’t want to see next year
Froma Harrop There are media heavies we saw written about, talked about, day after tedious day, month after tiresome month. May the obsession over them fade in 2023. Mehmet Oz. Donald Trump’s hand-picked TV doctor lost his quest to win an open Senate seat in Pennsylvania, but his ads live on. One showed him cruising…
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