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.
The Supreme Court has just restored a woman’s ability to obtain the abortion pill by mail without first seeing a medical provider, at least for now. A lower court had tried to tighten that easy access by requiring patients to consult with a licensed clinician in person before acquiring the ...
When the history of this benighted era is written, people will wonder about the madman president. They will ask what we did to try to resist his rampages against our federal government. For Donald J. Trump, “mad” can be taken in both ways. First, his state of mind is very angry, all ...
I recently watched “A Face in the Crowd” for the umpteenth time. I had a better reason than procrastination to rewatch Elia Kazan’s brilliant 1957 film exploring populism in the television age. It was homework. I was asked to discuss it with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz at ...
To the editor: I would like to comment on the editorial column written by Robert Reich, "The 10 most important ways to resist." He sounds like he has "lost it" sharing extreme ideas to oppose the Republicans and the current administration. I just want to address just one of his suggestions. ...
To the editor: Regarding the prospect of allowing data centers to be built in Douglas County: I can’t believe the County Commission is wasting public resources on this. Twenty months working on codes? Really? Commissioners, please remember who you work for – the current taxpayers of ...
To the editor: So the war is terminated and the administration does not need to go to Congress to get further authorization. And we have won, or so the administration tells us, and decisively at that. Why aren't our troops and sailors headed back home? If they are defeated, have no recourse ...