The deafening silence sweeping over Washington spells danger for democracy. With the swiftness of a string of social media posts culminating in an AI-generated image of himself as an orchestra conductor, President Donald Trump sealed his takeover of a...
It’s hard to drink from a firehose. Every news cycle brings fresh horrors on how our democracy is being ravaged by people whose main qualifications are their dedication to Donald Trump. As the White House bombards the country with...
When billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post in 2013, the storied paper was “upside down.” It was bleeding money. The Internet had stolen all the advantages of print media; if the Post was any other business,...
If confirmed as Donald Trump’s IRS commissioner, former Republican Congressman Billy Long will embody the disdain that an administration of, for and by billionaires has for our tax system. The former six-term congressman has no background as a tax...
Jimmy Carter’s legacy is defined more by the causes he embraced and the work that he did as an ex-president than his single term in the White House. Among those causes was Habitat for Humanity, which builds houses for...
Former President Jimmy Carter, a champion for humanity who lost the White House after one term, died Sunday. He was 100. Carter, who was the longest-living U.S. president, died at his home at 3:45 p.m. in Plains, Georgia after...
The targeted killing carried out in the early morning in Midtown Manhattan was shocking enough. The top executive of a major health care insurance company gunned down on his way to an investors' meeting. The reaction on social media...
A father with the power to keep his son out of jail: it shouldn’t be surprising that President Biden used that power even though he said he wouldn’t. The rule of law and all that... But then an election...
A preemptive pardon is tricky. Rep. Matt Gaetz didn’t get one four years ago, but it wasn’t for lack of trying. According to two Trump White House aides who testified before the January 6 committee, Gaetz sought a pardon...
When he was once asked if he would pardon his son, President Joe Biden said no. It’s time for him to rethink that answer. His successor wants to stack the DOJ with an AG loyalist who’s been investigated for...