Opinion Columns
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Compassion extends America's global reachJul 11, 2017 1:00 am - HABASWEIN, Kenya - Who is Medina, and why should we be mindful of her? She tells me she is 40, but she looks more like 30. She smiles beautifully and vulnerably through...
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How to disrupt the cycle of poverty and crimeJul 10, 2017 1:00 am - Chicago remains among the most segregated cities in the nation, and the levels of income inequality among black, Latino and white people is worse in Chicago than in the ...
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On North Korea, hope is not a strategyJul 09, 2017 1:00 am - In Washington, there is a conventional wisdom on North Korea that spans both parties and much of elite opinion. It goes roughly like this: North Korea is the world's mos...
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Be fair and fearlessJul 09, 2017 1:00 am - Many of Donald Trump's tweets are impulsive and repulsive, inaccurate and incendiary. But one of his recent blasts on social media was correct: "My use of social media i...
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Breast cancer-wine link: Scary or just a scare?Jul 07, 2017 1:00 am - Many women obsess over their risk for breast cancer. That's why news media flash blazing headlines whenever a study suggests a link between breast cancer and some "expos...
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Punch-drunk TrumpJul 07, 2017 1:00 am - By Kathleen Parker As the nation was preparing to celebrate its storied independence from the British crown, the president secured his place as history's greatest jester...
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A tale of two presidentsJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - By Georgie Anne Geyer Late last week, Chinese leader Xi Jinping made his first visit to Hong Kong as president, elegantly dressed and clearly in control. For hints of th...
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When Republicans saw the troubled future of Obamacare repealJul 06, 2017 1:00 am - Why are Republicans on Capitol Hill having so much trouble repealing and replacing Obamacare? There are reasons all over the place: subsidies, tax credits, tax cuts, Med...
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Committing health care to compassionJul 05, 2017 1:00 am - In June, the American Diabetes Association hosted its annual meeting, during which exciting scientific advances were discussed, revolutionary treatments highlighted, and...
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A gerrymandering of virtuesJul 04, 2017 1:00 am - If we have learned anything from the last few years in our politics, it is that civility is for suckers, that compromise is a sign of weakness, and that moderation of te...