The Washington PostOpinion Republicans’ fraudulent defenses show how dishonest they are The Washington Post - Jennifer RubinCRUZ: Well, look, there’s a difference between foreign interference of the kind Russia did, which was hacking into the election, creating fraudulent bots, actively trying to deceive people, and law enforcement
The Washington PostOpinion Don’t assume the Supreme Court will give Trump a resounding victory The Washington Post - Harry LitmanBut it would be a mistake to assume that the court will give Trump a resounding victory, or come close to upholding the extreme propositions that the president has been unsuccessfully advancing in the
The Washington PostOpinion Trump’s border wall wouldn’t stop most illegal immigration or drugs. So what is it for? The Washington Post - Editorial BoardMr. Trump has scaled back his initial promise to build a wall along the entire length of the frontier, saying that 1,000 miles of new barriers should suffice. He is pressing to complete nearly half of
The Washington PostOpinion A solution for robocalls is what good, old-fashioned legislating looks like The Washington Post - Editorial BoardA technological reality is responsible for the robocall epidemic: It costs less than a penny to bug someone with a garbage call, and it’s also possible to spend thousands of those cents with minimal effort
The Washington PostOpinion The number of journalists imprisoned remains at record highs. Trump isn’t helping. The Washington Post - Editorial BoardThe latest study by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) shows that the number of journalists imprisoned for their work in 2019 remains at record highs. China, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt are
The Washington PostOpinion Government-sponsored gun violence in Rock Creek Park The Washington Post - Letters to the EditorWith all of the gun violence in the District, we don’t need government-sponsored gun violence toward innocent animals. The hunt is supposedly conducted by “biologists who are ‘highly trained firearms from
The Washington PostOpinion Ban cellphone use behind the wheel in Virginia The Washington Post - Letters to the EditorThe District and Maryland are aware of the importance of this issue and have dealt with it appropriately. Even the city of Richmond has taken the necessary steps to provide a much safer drive on the streets
The Washington PostOpinion We need the courts to weigh in on obstruction The Washington Post - Letters to the EditorWe all — regardless of political persuasion — deserve as much clarity as possible in this impossibly painful impeachment process. Why has the third branch of the government not ruled on such a profound
The Washington PostOpinion Wage stagnation — the myth and reality The Washington Post - Robert J. SamuelsonThe trouble is that Econ 101 isn’t behaving as expected. Corrected for inflation, average hourly earnings in November were up a meager 1.1 percent from the previous November, according to the Bureau of
The Washington PostOpinion Was the FBI investigation warranted? The Washington Post - Letters to the EditorAnd isn’t it strange to learn from Mr. Barr that the investigation resulted from FBI animus against Mr. Trump and a conspiracy to deny him the presidency, when, in contrast to FBI investigations of former
The Washington PostOpinion Who tracks water access for Indian reservations? The Washington Post - Letters to the EditorIt was noted in the Dec. 12 front-page article “Where running water is ‘such a luxury’ ” that the United States “does not have a comprehensive means of tracking the number of people living without piped
The Washington PostOpinion Turkey’s political map is shifting. Is the country ready to shake off Erdogan’s reign? The Washington Post - Asli AydintasbasDavutoglu is a heavyweight in conservative circles, and his challenge to Erdogan is significant in tipping the balance further in favor of the opposition forces calling for an end to Turkey’s authoritarian
The Washington PostOpinion The only principle Republicans have left is partisanship The Washington Post - Max BootHere’s what the usual suspects — you know, the human scum, traitors and enemies of the people — are saying. They point out that Republicans fervently denounce the mythical Ukrainian interference in the
The Washington PostOpinion Don’t worry, Sen. Graham. No one thought you’d be fair. The Washington Post - Jennifer RubinGraham’s conduct contrasts with his insistence on listening to the evidence when it was Democratic President Bill Clinton on trial: This time, Graham already said he would refuse to read the transcripts.
The Washington PostOpinion New twist on an old elephant joke The Washington Post - Tom Toles Keep supporting great journalism by turning off your ad blocker. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on.
The Washington PostReligion Should religion and politics mix? The Washington Post - Jennifer RubinDuring his campaign, Trump pandered to religious conservatives by claiming he would protect them from a supposed war on Christianity. Once in office, he wasted no time seeking to inflame religious divisions
The Washington PostOpinion Distinguished persons of the week: A historic moment The Washington Post - Jennifer RubinAt the risk of omitting a key contributor, we should be grateful for the work, tenacity and character of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.); Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) and
The Washington PostChina Be skeptical of Trump’s new trade deal with China The Washington Post - Editorial BoardIt’s better to have a truce on the trade front than not, but it would be better still to have actually achieved fundamental progress after 17 months of costly and destabilizing conflict, the burden of
The Washington PostGlobal Warming While the president rages, the world melts The Washington Post - Editorial BoardGreenland’s melting has already driven up sea levels by more than a centimeter, with much more to come. Each centimeter makes a difference, equating to about another 6 million people suffering from annual
The Washington PostOpinion The road finally points to privacy reform. Lawmakers need to stay out of their own way. The Washington Post - Editorial BoardIt has taken Congress a year to get to where observers expected them to land early on. There is general agreement across the aisle in the Senate on a set of consumer rights including access, correction,
The Washington PostOpinion Could Johnson and Trump become the next Thatcher and Reagan? The Washington Post - Hugh HewittA second category of notable democratic events are “shockers.” We are well acquainted with Donald Trump’s 2016 stunner. Indeed, if journalism had a concussion protocol like the National Football League,
The Washington PostOpinion The Rohingya finally got their day in court. For most of them it was a first. The Washington Post - Christian CarylThe ICJ investigation is likely to continue for years. The outcome is uncertain. Yet the mere fact that it took place at all counts as a huge moral victory for the Rohingya. For the first time, this group
The Washington PostOpinion The problematic implication of the Peloton ad that we’re not talking about The Washington Post - Megan McArdleBut if money and space were no object, would I like to be surprised with a Peloton for Christmas? Sure I would. But I seem to be guilty of false consciousness, because social media has already decided
The Washington PostUnited Kingdom After his big win, Boris Johnson could embrace pragmatism over divisiveness The Washington Post - Editorial BoardThe wrinkle is that, apart from formally ending the country’s E.U. membership by Jan. 31, it’s not clear how Mr. Johnson might use that mandate. Having governed London as a centrist mayor, he has since
The Washington PostUber Uber is a story of impressive progress — and almost a decade of neglect The Washington Post - Editorial BoardUber deserves accolades for furnishing the public with this wealth of information. The number 3,000 is big in isolation, but it looks far smaller next to the more than 1 billion rides chartered through
The Washington PostOpinion It’s well past time for Virginia to purge racist laws from its code The Washington Post - Editorial BoardThose measures, and scores of other patently racist laws in Virginia dating from the early 20th century, have been rendered moot by subsequent court decisions and federal statutes. Still, their lingering
The Washington PostOpinion Melania Trump’s indefensible defense of her bully husband The Washington Post - Karen TumultyWhat, people wondered, did Melania Trump think of the president’s tweet? Now we know. There is a lot to unpack in this four-sentence statement that White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham issued
The Washington PostOpinion I knew nothing of British politics until this morning, but there’s one clear takeaway for the U.S. voter The Washington Post - Alexandra PetriI cannot resist the urge to opine which surges powerfully within me. The thought that there exists some subject on which my opinion is not required is too much for me to bear. So I must — I simply must!
The Washington PostOpinion This holiday season, we can all learn a lesson from Beethoven The Washington Post - Arthur C. BrooksBeethoven was, as we now know, going deaf. Already quite famous as a pianist and composer, he had for several years experienced buzzing and ringing in his ears; by 1800, his hearing was in full decline.
