Opinion
Comment: The middle class is shrinking, yet we’re better off
A comparison of incomes between decades show gains for most Americans, even if we’re not feeling it.
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Comment: Housing inequality is only going to get worse for now
More homes are being built, but market demand is for homes selling for $750,000 and higher.
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Comment: Two ideas that could encourage housing construction
Give all residents of cities that build housing a rebate and ramp up construction of modular homes.
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Douthat: Trump’s numbers down again; a rebound isn’t certain
None of Trump’s policies can deliver a quick fix that will impress Americans concerned for their future.
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Comment: Not even Trump’s negotiators can agree on Ukraine plan
A foreign policy of schisms, confusion, arbitrariness threatens peace in Ukraine and elsewhere.
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Comment: Can Trump stand down over Venezuela or is die cast?
Sending warships to the Caribbean seemed to signal a commitment to action, yet Trump has options.
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Brooks: We’ve given politics over to chasing conspiracies
Meanwhile, both parties look to capitalize, while ignoring the core problems and coming challenges.
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Comment: Four jobs where AI can replace humans. But should it?
AI can handle legal aid and copy editing, but then how to we train lawyers and editors?
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Comment: Why posecution of the 2020 ‘fake electors’ scams matters
If it seems like old news, consider that excusing election fraud only encourages it in the future.
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Comment: Cheaper coffee, tomatoes small potatoes against inflation
The tariff rollbacks for some items make sense, but broader action is needed by Trump and Congress.
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Comment: GOP can blame itself for Texas redistricting loss
A letter from the DOJ with factual, legal and typographical errors doomed the case before an appeals court.
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Comment: MAGA, the Epstein files and Trump
Why they want to see them; why Trump said yes to their release and why he’s the MAGA…
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Thoughts appreciated on how to fix education
Finally, someone from the school system is making sense for grading students by using logic and simple participation…
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Bill in Congress would increase logging and wildfire risk
Regarding a recent commentary (“Misnamed Fix Our Forest Act would worsen wildfire risk,” The Herald, Nov. 15), the…
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Comment: A two-fold threat to medical research and innovation
Changes to universities’ intellectual property rights and cuts to research could stifle breakthroughs.