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Harrop: Trump has no sense of damage from tariff threats
Even if ultimately averted, a trade war with Canada and Mexico could drive both from U.S. exports.
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Schwab: Trump proves not as bad as feared; it’s worse
Taking food and medicine from kids; surrendering control to Musk; is this what you voted for?
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Kristof: World’s richest men take on world’s poorest people
Trump says the USAID is run by ‘radical lunitics.’ Is saving countless lives now lunacy.
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Stephens: Trump endangers stability of Pax Americana
Discarding the values of a ‘Great Power’ for a ‘Big Power’ will cost the U.S. its standing in…
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Goldberg: Trump running America as President Bush ran Iraq
Rather than de-Baathifaction, Trump and Musk are giving us de-wokeification. Expect the same ruinous results.
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Kristof: Blind to science, RFK Jr. unfit to lead on health
On the cusp of another pandemic, now is not the time for a health official who doubts vaccinations.
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Goldberg: Trump gives a nod, wink to anti-abortion violence
Trump’s pardon of anti-abortion protesters is tacit approval for a return of vigilantism directed at clinics.
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Paul: Strategies for remaining reality-based for 2025
Just a few: Put down the phone; silently rebel; don’t constantly scowl and ignore what AI suggests.
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Brooks: A field guide to the six principles of stupidity
All six have been on full display since the start of Trump 2.0, with disastrous results for the…
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Blow: Don’t waste time feeling stunned and wounded, liberals
If you’re tempted to taunt Trump voters with ‘I told you so,’ fight that urge and fight back…
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Harrop: Democrats have a winning issue: drug prices
Biden made great progress that Trump now threatens to reverse. Democrats should pick up that flag.
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Saunders: First White House press briefing boring, except …
… the new press secretary implied that bad behavior could be punished with a loss of access.
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Schwab: If democracy falls in silent coup does it make a sound
Amid unconstitutional orders and ignored laws and backgrounds you might hear exasperated bafflement.
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Douthat: Conflicts in Trump’s court D.C.’s new political battles
Count on the factions among Trump’s courtiers to have more impact than what happens in Congress.
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Bouie: Hand back the purse, Mr. President
The Founders made it clear: Congress controls the power of the purse; not the president.
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Welch: Democrats’ proposals prioritize criminals over safety
Legislation, with support of local Democrats, could release felons early and encourage recidivism.
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Kristof: ‘Gaza is gone,’ with each side devoted to brute force
The costly message about the futility of endless war hasn’t gotten through to Israel or Hamas.
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Harrop: Draw a thicker line between legal, illegal entry
Yes, we’re a nation of immigrants, but we’re also a nation of laws. Legal immigrants need that protection.
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Kristof: In face of miseries, this is good time to be alive
Despite wars and calamities, the numbers show declines in infant mortality, poverty and conflict.
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The Buzz: If Trump gets a second chance, so does sophmoric humor
Absent for four years, The Herald humor column returns for a roundup of news that sends us into…