Commentary

Comment: Would it be better if we didn’t blur the carnage?

Would we understand the brutality of lax gun laws if images of death weren’t concealed from view?

Comment: Trump’s crackdown on drug ads good start; more needed

Rolling back rules to earlier standards is good, but the FDA may not have the staffing to enforce it.

Comment: No group responsible for Kirk’s murder; his killer is

The killer likely had political motivations, but blaming one side of the other isn’t the solution.

Comment: Supreme Court’s blanket acceptance of racial profiling

While denying it, ICE can now seize anyone who looks Latino, speaks Spanish and works a low-paid job.

Comment: Trump misses opportunity to soothe instead of inflame

Rather than acting as ‘mourner in chief,’ Trump used Charlie Kirk’s murder to stoke America’s divide.

Street lights in speeding car in night time, light motion with slow speed shutter.Street lights in speeding car in night time, light motion with slow speed shutter view from inside front of car. Getty Images

Comment: Buzzed behind the wheel a growing threat in U.S.

Driving under the influence of cannabis and other drugs is becoming more common; and harder to fight.

Street lights in speeding car in night time, light motion with slow speed shutter.Street lights in speeding car in night time, light motion with slow speed shutter view from inside front of car. Getty Images

Comment: Cash grants do help children and families in poverty

A recent study, misinterpreted by many, does not argue against providing aid for low-income families.

Comment: Sound Transit $35B cost overrun calls for state audit

The cost for ST3 exceeds current and future taxpayers’ ability to fund the three-county system.

Comment: State agency’s cut would limit access to dialysis

The Health Care Authority is cutting Medicare reimbursement for kidney dialysis, affecting patients and costs.

Comment: Are Democrats using the wrong words or the wrong ideas?

A liberal group’s memo to party officials on how to phrase their messages seems to miss the point.

Comment: GOP seems intent on losing on health care concerns

Their rollback of Medicaid and attacks on vaccines are likely to cost them control of the House.

Comment: A shameful rulling by Supreme Court on L.A. ICE raids

The unsigned 6-3 ruling isn’t just unfair to Latinos but to all Americans on whom suspicion can be cast.

Comment: Florida’s vaccine mistake won’t say behind its border

It wants to end a mandate for school kids, risking the spread of disease. Other states are fighting back.

Comment: Crackdown on cities risks making them less safe

Federal agents and National Guard troops aren’t communicating or coordinating with local law enforcement.

Comment: The NIMBYs are coming after AI data centers

Data center projects worth $64 billion were blocked or delayed in 24 states due to local opposition.

Comment: What the White House doesn’t understand about ‘war’

‘Lethality’ is only part of what winning a war takes; it also demands strategy and a respect for consequences.

Comment: Breathtaking $1.1T in U.S. wages lost to wildfire smoke

A new study says wildfire smoke has cost $1.1 trillion in lost work and productivity in the last five years.

Comment: Trump is a redistricting bully and an Oz-like phony

California wants to punch back against Texas’ ploy but there’s a risk of alienating Auntie Em and Uncle Henry.

Comment: Trump’s Big Lie now isn’t about 2020; it’s all about 2026

Using the falsehood of a rigged election in 2020, Trump is preparing a disenfranchisement push for 2026.

Comment: Epstein’s victims come forward to show they are no hoax

Trump continues to dismiss demands for a release of files. The voices of victims make that harder.