By Noah Smith Bloomberg Opinion When I was a kid, my dad half-joked that the Roman Empire fell because the Romans used lead to make their pipes, thus poisoning their drinking water supply. Even at age 7, I found that one hard to believe. But maybe, in some crucial ways, my dad was on to […]
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Jared Bornstein: A case for open primaries
As a former U.S. Marine working in the State House, the issues confronting veterans in Maine are never far from my mind. My overarching goal is to make the lives of everyday Mainers better. One issue has come to the fore. I believe that every Mainer deserves to participate in every election, but those who […]
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Emily Belanger: What is elder abuse and why does it matter to you?
Elder abuse is an intentional act involving harm or neglect to an older adult. There are many forms of elder abuse, including sexual abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse, financial abuse and neglect — all of which are insufferable. Many people who undergo elder abuse are unable to defend themselves and are very vulnerable to these […]
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Robert Samuelson: The fate of Japan — and everyone else
WASHINGTON — If you want a peek at the future, try looking at Japan. It’s a sobering exercise. Here’s how economist Timothy Taylor, managing editor of the Journal of Economic Perspectives, describes the country’s outlook: “[Japan] is facing a situation of a declining population and workforce, and the share of the population that is elderly […]
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Rich Lowry: Business CEOs issue statement about abortion
Clarity of thought and expression about moral issues is not a core competency of CEOs. If anyone had any doubt, look no further than the “historic” pro-abortion statement by nearly 200 CEOs that ran in a full-page ad in The New York Times. It is a festival of absurdity and euphemism, an exercise in perverse […]
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Froma Harrop: Tweets, stock prices and Donald Trump
President Donald Trump’s tweets often set off big gyrations in stock prices. Anyone who knows of the tweets in advance could make a fortune, though not legally. Who knows of the tweets in advance? Trump knows, and there’s growing speculation that he might be showing tweets in the making to select others in his inner […]
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Austin Bay: So far, trade war 2019 risks red ink, not blood
This summer, the Trump administration is conducting two calculated national security operations in which America’s vast, varied and flexible Economic resources serve as the administration’s primary big stick. Talk softly while wielding a big stick — that was Theodore Roosevelt’s sound bite dictum. In 2019 we have the Trump administration, and soft-spoken it is not. […]
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Leonard Pitts: June is LGBTQ Pride Month
I am as straight as the crease in George Will’s slacks. It’s not something I’m particularly proud of. To be clear, it’s also not something of which I am ashamed. Truth be told, it’s not something I’ve ever had to think much about, not something I’ve ever had to defend or deny. You might call […]
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Marc Thiessen: Biden’s surrender to pro-abortion radicals damages his 2020 prospects
WASHINGTON — For decades, Catholic Democratic politicians have been justifying their pro-choice position by telling us that they were personally opposed to abortion but could not impose their religious view on others. For most, the argument was a fig leaf to justify their shameful failure to protect innocent unborn life. But it appeared that Joe […]
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Fareed Zakaria: America squanders its power
NEW YORK — This week we watched an unusual spectacle. The foreign minister of Germany, one of the United States’ closest allies, went to Tehran and announced that a European payment system, designed as an alternative to the dollar-based one, would soon be ready. This visit was made in coordination with Britain and France, both […]