Israel has a significant dependence on the United States for its ability to wage war. But you wouldn’t know it by how America is acting.
Elizabeth Shackelford: With Israel, the United States isn’t as weak as it’s acting
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Steve Chapman: Trump may evade justice, but some insurrectionists are paying a price
One by one, those who participated in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot have had to face severe consequences.
Clarence Page: Immigration is on Americans’ minds. And politicians are seizing the opportunity.
When I saw that Donald Trump take an interest in the horrible murder of a Georgia nursing student, I was swept by a profound sense of having been here before. Back in his 2016 campaign, Trump made a national cause out of the murder of Kate Steinle of San Francisco, allegedly by Jose Ines Garcia-Zarate, a homeless undocumented migrant. The accused killer was later acquitted of murder and manslaughter charges after a 2017 trial in which his defenders argued the death was an accident. This time the victim was Laken(cq) Hope Riley, 22, a Georgia nursing student whose body was […]
Daniel DePetris: The US ‘rules-based order’ has been shattered in Gaza
On Gaza, the U.S. is increasingly isolated. Much of the world is confounded by Washington’s refusal to restrain Israel’s conduct.
Laura Washington: The middle is where it’s at heading into Super Tuesday
The moderate Republican center and progressives on the Democratic left present a mirror-image challenge for Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
Clarence Page: House GOP gives us a big Hunter Biden nothingburger
The star witness in House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry into Hunter Biden and President Biden turned out to be an accused liar and possible Russian agent.
Clarence Page: Donald Trump’s bizarre pitch to Black voters is martyrdom marketing
Donald Trump sees himself as a victim and a martyr, persecuted because he stood up for Black voters, i.e., the little people.
Daniel DePetris: Benjamin Netanyahu’s postwar plan for Gaza brushes aside U.S. requests
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s postwar plan for Gaza clearly favors the far-right members of his Cabinet over requests from the U.S.
Clarence Page: Frozen embryos are people? In the world of politics, at least.
The Alabama Supreme Court’s ruling that frozen embryos are people worthy of protection throws the fertility business — and GOP politics — into confusion.
Elizabeth Shackelford: Dysfunction in US makes it clear that Europe is at risk for outsourcing its security
Most European countries have taken steps recently to address defense shortcomings, but they’ve nearly wasted two years with a lack of cohesiveness and urgency.