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Schwab: An opportunistic infection in a weakened body politic
Republicans in the Senate could have stopped RFK Jr.’s deadly spread, but Trumpism weakened them, too.
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Stephens: Mass migration has been undoing of liberal democracy
By not seeking the consent of the governed on immigration, the West has invited the threat of populism.
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Welch: Blame a math mismatch for county’s budget deficit
The county promised more in pay than revenues now allow. It’s a problem it can avoid in the…
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Dowd: As Trump promised, RFK Jr. has ‘gone wild’ on nation’s health
So ‘wild’ that Kennedy has canceled vaccine research, limited access to shots and said he can spot illness…
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Saunders: Gender politics intrude, even as motive was sheer evil
Some media outlets appeared to sidestep the issue of the gender of the shooter in Minneapolis.
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Schwab: Evolution of thought on 3.5 billion years of creation
Science — and time — allow the wonders of the eye and the kidney to be without dismissing…
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Bouie: Musings of a president: ‘Maybe we would like a dictator’
Trump can declare himself king, but it’s up to Americans as to whether we treat him as such.
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Stephens: Trump’s assault on capitalism has only just begun
Coercing a stake in Intel is not only a bad deal for the country; it’s a ominous precedent.
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Burke: Why voting by mail is driving Trump crazy
Trump can read the polls, too. What they’re telling him explains why he’s going after mail-in voting.
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Dowd: Slavish attitude toward history won’t get Trump into heaven
If he’s worried about the afterlife he should take more care with confronting the nation’s past life.
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Harrop: Only U.S. foes could craft so damaging an energy policy
Trump wants “energy dominance,” but he’s sapping the strength of clean energy and fossil fuels.
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Schwab: Trump securing piece of Ukraine for Russia in our time
The Alaska summit didn’t even last long enough for lunch. But Trump did get election tips from Vlad.
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Bouie: What’s goal of Trump’s occupation of Washington, D.C.?
It isn’t public safety. He’s making it clear he can seize power as he likes to rule as…
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Gessen: Definition of terms needed in discussions over Ukraine
When Trump talks of ‘land swaps,’ he’s talking of Putin’s extortion for Ukrainian territory where people live.
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Stpehens: Trump just reminded me why I’m still a neocon
The only way to guarantee an end to this conflict is steadfast opposition to Putin, not Trump’s glad-handing.
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Welch: Ignoring primary ballot saps your voice in government
Low turnout in the county’s Aug. 5 primary should concern those who want responsive local government.
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Dowd: What Trump gets right about crime in Washington D.C.
His purpose is suspect, but Democrats shouldn’t play down perceptions on crime, accurate or not.
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Saunders: Is Newsom ‘gerry-meandering’ for 2028 attention?
His bid to counter Texas’ redistricting seems an opportunistic ploy for national Democratic attention.
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Goldberg: Attack on Polish museum holds lesson for U.S. museums
A political party sought to scrub a museum of Poland’s antisemitic past. It’s success was brief.
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Brooks: Fixing the divide that ushered in Trump
We didn’t get rid of Jim Crow; our self-segregation effectively recreated it along class lines.