NATIONAL VIEW: The attorneys general racket
A political dispute inside the National Association of Attorneys General is revealing some unsavory practices that deserve more public exposure. One question is whether...
NATIONAL VIEW: Make birth control more accessible
The French company that has asked for permission to sell birth control pills over the counter in the United States says the timing of...
NATIONAL VIEW: Donald Trump and the midterms
Donald Trump’s whisperers are saying he may soon announce his plans to run for President in 2024, and Democrats are keeping their fingers crossed...
NATIONAL VIEW: Mass shootings are America’s parade of horribles
There is nothing as repulsively but thoroughly American as a deadly mass shooting with a high-powered rifle at a joyous parade celebrating the nation’s...
NATIONAL VIEW: After the abortion ruling, digital privacy is more important than ever
In the 21st century, our phones might know we are pregnant before the people closest to us do — a reality that, with the...
NATIONAL VIEW: When all nine justices agree
The Supreme Court set off political fireworks this year with divided opinions on gun rights, abortion, religious liberty and more. So it’s worth highlighting...
NATIONAL VIEW: Supreme Court puts gun rights above the human life
The Supreme Court recently embraced a vision of the Second Amendment that is profoundly at odds with precedent and the dangers that American communities...
NATIONAL VIEW: Abortion in the states after Roe v. Wade
Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion could soon become illegal in half of the country. Or so Democrats warn....
NATIONAL VIEW: The death penalty is wrong — even for racist mass killers
A judge has asked federal prosecutors whether they will seek the death penalty against the white man accused in the killing of 10 Black...
NATIONAL VIEW: Breaking the Biden age taboo
A pastime around our office in early 2021 was guessing when Democrats would begin to point out that President Biden was too old for...