To give a reelected President Donald Trump that get-out-of-jail free card is like giving a teenage meth head a Glock and a Corvette.
Steve Chapman: Supreme Court ignores history to give Donald Trump free rein
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Daniel DePetris: Does the alliance between Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un spell doom for the US?
Officials are right to raise concerns about the partnership between North Korea and Russia. But to be perfectly blunt, the sky isn’t falling.
Laura Washington: Women of color in politics are perennial targets
A man has been charged with assaulting State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. She is no stranger to this kind of abuse as a powerful Black woman.
Clarence Page: The sad reality? Biden needs to make way for another Democratic nominee.
Democrats need a new nominee following Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance. That’s not easy for columnist Clarence Page to say.
Heidi Stevens: Is rolling back no-fault divorce really the way to preserve and protect marriage? A marital historian weighs in
When the U.S. Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade in June 2022, overturning the constitutional right to an abortion, analysts predicted a wave of socially conservative legislation, particularly laws that chip away at women’s rights to individual freedoms. No-fault divorce is frequently cited as the next logical territory to roll back. “The drive to increase restrictions on divorce is part of … …
Elizabeth Shackelford: Little islands could spur big trouble in the South China Sea
Why such violence over a rocky feature that doesn’t even qualify as land? For the Philippines, it’s a matter of sovereignty.
Clarence Page: In the ‘Omnicause’, colliding causes can defeat each other’s purposes
Omnicause is a new term in our increasingly complicated world of activism that has advocates for one cause getting involved in many others.
Laura Washington: This week’s presidential debate has the makings of history
Thursday’s faceoff between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden could be a seismic moment.
Clarence Page: This young GI met Donald Sutherland in a bygone era. RIP to an original.
In the early 1970s, Donald Sutherland, who passed away last week, was an inspiration to those of us in the military.
Heidi Stevens: Barrier-breaking pageant victories are cause for celebration, not manufactured panic
Expanding our definitions of beauty and inviting pageant audiences to appreciate a more inclusive collection of humans is not lowering the bar.