Opinion
Comment: In slashing ‘overhead,’ cuts for NIH put health at risk
The overhead that the Trump administration wants to slash is necessary to research work that is saving lives.
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Comment: Musk’s shoddy aim at USAID hit U.S. farmers, too
The agency paid farmers $2 billion for crops to feed a hungry world and to support a vital…
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Comment: Trump’s Kennedy Center will narrow exposure to art
Trump’s move to takeover the Kennedy Center is not about the arts but about celebrating his tastes.
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Comment: No one saw Musk’s DOGE rampage coming or its threat
With no formal grant of authority, Musk is making cuts without fully understanding the consequences.
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Comment: This crisis can’t be left to courts alone
The courts can uphold the law, but they can’t match the speed of the executive branch in tearing…
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Eco-nomics: Climate change is making insurance a risky bet
Keeping home insurance affordable amid climate change will take adaptation to threats and broader efforts.
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Comment: Keeping health care fair, affordable as costs rise
Bills in the state Senate would look to control costs and keep decisions in the hands of providers.
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Comment: Proposal takes a swipe at credit card swipe fees
State legislation would exempt taxes and gratuities from the fees that credit card firms charge businesses.
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Comment: Birthright citizenship has helped make America great
Trump’s attempt to end it, almost certainly unconstitutional, won’t fix the nation’s problems at its borders.
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Comment: Trump’s ‘Man-of-Steel’ shtick will make U.S. weaker
Trump’s 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum will harm allies we need and won’t help industries here.
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Comment: AG Bondi’s DEI memo more messaging than lawsuit threat
Talk of criminal investigations is intended to panic corporations into abandoning their DEI programs.
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Comment: Trump sticks with NOAA official who bent to his ego
We haven’t seen the last of Trump’s Sharpie-amended reality and it’s destabilizing effect on scientists.
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Comment: Real dangers loom with Trump’s incoherent trade policy
Even if Trump could settle on a justification for his tariffs, the results could leave the country far.…
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Comment: Musk’s USAID shutdown an attack on most vulnerable
Even promises of ‘waivers’ are falling short and allowing medical efforts to dry up, endangering millions.
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Comment: Trump can go only as far as the courts will allow
Most of Trump’s executive orders are likely to face court challenges, setting the limits of presidential power.
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Comment: Civil service needs reform; Trump means only to gut it
It’s too difficult to hire and fire federal workers. A grand bargain is possible, but that’s not what…
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Comment: ‘Homeland’ means exactly that to Gazans
Palestinians have long resisted resettlement. Trump’s plan to ‘clean out’ Gaza changes nothing.
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Comment: State attempt at single-payer health care bound to fail
Other states have tried, but balked when confronted with the immense cost to state taxpayers.
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Comment: Democracy depends on support of local journalism
A state bill provides funding to support local news outlets through a modest tax on tech businesses.
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Comment: Love is intoxicating; romance doesn’t have to be
Navigating sobriety while dating, with Valentine’s Day coming up, is possible and fulfilling.