Thomas insists that the flood of immigrants at the U.S. southern border is a dire emergency.
Op-Eds
Froma Harrop: We must take on the war against warming
Harrop criticizes political leadership for a lack of response to climate change.
Fareed Zakaria: Trump’s red line on Venezuela
Zakaria questions if President Trump will maintain his hard line on Venezuela.
Robert Samuelson: Stephen Moore does not belong on the Federal Reserve Board
Samuelson contends that Stephen Moore, Trump’s nominee for the Federal Reserve Board, is a poor choice.
Rich Lowry: Rachel Maddow’s deep delusion
Lowry contends that cable TV show host Rachel Maddow was deeply wrong in believing in a conspiracy theory.
Jennifer Rubin: Democrats, here’s what to remember about the special counsel
Rubin offers her advice for Democrats looking ahead to the 2020 election.
Lend me your smarts
In the newsroom, tyros learn to frame stories about issues through the eyes and experiences of individuals. “Names is news,” we were often told. Enter Hilary Manuel, who was featured Wednesday in a front-page story about a bill to establish a state office to help former students with their loan debt. She finished graduate school $96,000 in […]
Ed Rogers: What does the Mueller report mean for 2020?
By Ed Rogers Special to The Washington Post Well, it turns out there was no collusion. This is not a big surprise, as I wrote in July 2017 that “the quest for collusion is crumbling,” and in June 2017 that “the president still has the advantage of being innocent.” But does the Mueller report help […]
Karen Tumulty: Trump is leading his party over a cliff on health care
By Karen Tumulty The Washington Post Apparently, President Donald Trump didn’t learn much from the first time he did it, because he is once again leading his party over a cliff on health care. The day after the Justice Department launched a surprise attack on the Affordable Care Act, seeking to overturn the entire law, […]
Helaine Olen: Why are we getting so many robocalls?
By Helaine Olen Special to The Washington Post One morning about three weeks ago, at 5:45 a.m., the robocallers came for me. My cellphone rang. And rang. It hasn’t stopped. The calls claim to come from all over the world. Sometimes they ring once, and stop. Sometimes twice. Rarely more than that. If I answer, […]