The Washington Post, beginning Nov. 1, 2019, will allow its syndicated columns to appear only in print. The columns will still be available as part of our e-edition newspaper online, but they will not be available as separate pieces on our website, ljworld.com. These columnists include George Will, David Ignatius, Michael Gerson and others. This does not affect other columnists like Leonard Pitts, Mona Charen, Connie Schultz and Mark Shields, who are not affiliated with the Washington Post.
Over the past month, two governments faced widespread protests. One responded with mass killings. The other, under popular pressure, appears to be backing down. On Dec. 28, a collapse in the value of Iranian currency sparked demonstrations among shopkeepers in Tehran which then spread across ...
Does it sometimes seem as though too many people have never learned the lessons of the schoolyard? If you capitulate to a bully, you will be bullied forever. If you stand up to him, he will back down. What’s true on the playground is also true in the office, in politics and in international ...
It has been fourteen years since former Gov. Sam Brownback’s disastrous “Great Experiment,” which cratered state revenues, slashed social services and landed the state in court over school funding. Have policymakers already forgotten? Perhaps so. Last year, the Kansas Legislature passed ...
To the editor: As a 44-year resident and student of Lawrence, I’ve watched how that adage of "nothing good ever happens after midnight" holds true for this town. Indulge me a review of the allegations in the Hawk shooting case: two underage suspects "sneak" into the Hawk bar with ...
To the Editor: Open letter to Sen. Jerry Moran: I have some clarifying questions about your statement regarding events in Minneapolis. “I am deeply troubled by the shootings in Minneapolis involving federal agents.” You mean the killings by federal agents, correct? “Our Constitution ...
The only nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia is the Strategic Nuclear Arms Control Treaty (START) and it expires on Feb. 5, 2026. Russian President Putin has offered to negotiate a new START treaty or extend it for one year. President Trump is quoted to have said, “If it ...