Articles filed under Opinion
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Is the middle class shrinking or struggling? The difference is important.Jan 16, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Under a novel approach to defining the middle class, the "core" of the class does indeed shrink modestly as the country gets richer. But crucially, it shrinks because people are moving up the income ladder, not because they're falling down.
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The end of the rule of lawJan 16, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: The headline shook me to the core. "Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim's Widow." This is what the end of the rule of law looks like.
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Investments will show the cost of hubrisJan 16, 2026 4:00 am - A disastrous reckoning is looming this year. Bill Clinton's nearly final act before leaving office in 2001 was the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act. This repeal allowed b...
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Resisting authorities leads to tragediesJan 16, 2026 4:00 am - Another senseless, tragic and truly avoidable loss of life. We keep experiencing these incidents over and over. Emotions explode, situations escalate, adrenalin flows an...
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Columnist incorrect about aid programsJan 15, 2026 4:00 am - In her Jan. 9 column, Veronique de Rugy discusses the fraud revealed in several programs funded by federal grants to the State of Minnesota. The fraud primarily involved ...
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Today’s editorial cartoonJan 15, 2026 4:00 am -
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I've got addiction down to a teaJan 15, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Keith Raffel: The advice to “Write drunk, edit sober” is often attributed (probably incorrectly) to the hard-drinking Ernest Hemingway, the Nobel Prize-winning novelist. Here's my own riff on that advice.
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Fake outrageJan 15, 2026 4:00 am - When Renee Good's last words were, “That's fine dude. I'm not mad at you,” and the ICE agent's words were “f-ing b***h” as he walked away, spare me your fake outrage when...
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Profane ‘salutes’ and a confusion of public standardsJan 15, 2026 4:00 am - Columnist Jim Slusher: In September 1976, then-Vice President Nelson Rockefeller was pictured prominently in newspapers across the country playfully and prominently aiming his middle finger toward a group of hecklers during a campaign event. Today, I’m intrigued by a confusion of incongruities the incident exposes
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The prime of tough-guy progressivismJan 15, 2026 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York: New poll shows voters have more confidence in Republicans than Democrats to handle key issues, despite disapproving of Trump's handling of economy, inflation, tariffs, and foreign policy.