Opinion Columns
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: Biden and the sanctuaries' dilemmaJan 19, 2023 12:00 am - This column has written previously about the fundamental difference between Republicans and Democrats when it comes to the crisis on the U.S.-Mexico border. When confron...
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Guest Columnist Arthur I. Cyr: Taiwan-United States ties remain strong, vitalJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - United States government officials specializing in trade began important, in-depth negotiations with counterparts from Taiwan on January 14 in Taipei, the capital of the...
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Guest columnist Keith Peterson: There are ways to end the debt ceiling brinksmanshipJan 18, 2023 12:00 am - According to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the U.S. will hit its debt limit this week. Yellon can take what are known as "extraordinary measures" to keep the U.S. sol...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The other shoeJan 17, 2023 12:00 am - The other shoe just dropped. Or maybe it's the first shoe. It's a new committee to keep an eye on the way the government collects information on private citizens. Good i...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Full House theater: An American tragedyJan 17, 2023 12:00 am - A full House for four days and four nights felt like 40 in the political wilderness. Pumping his fist like a frat bro, California Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy eked out...
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Syndicated columnist Michael Barone: What the Democratic trifecta hath wroughtJan 15, 2023 12:00 am - America has just exited a biennium of Democratic trifecta - control by the nation's and the world's oldest political party of the White House and majorities in the Senat...
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GOP isn't stronger with McCarthyJan 15, 2023 12:00 am - Can newly installed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy deliver on the promises and deals that he floated on his tortured journey to claiming the gavel? Team GOP's handshake sp...
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Facts Matter: Copycat 'QAnon Shaman' not part of Brazil riotsJan 14, 2023 12:00 am - Rioters supporting Brazil's former far-right President Jair Bolsonaro stormed government buildings last week in the capital city of BrasÃlia, protesting new President Lu...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Belligerent spending, a congressional addictionJan 13, 2023 12:00 am - After 15 failed attempts, California Rep. Kevin McCarthy finally secured the House speakership. Many worry that the concessions McCarthy made to secure his victory - esp...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: With visit, Biden makes things worse on borderJan 13, 2023 12:00 am - Republicans have spent two years demanding that President Joe Biden visit the U.S.-Mexico border. They wanted Biden to face the real-world consequences of his border pol...