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.
On Jan. 6, 2021, Donald Trump sent his thugs to the U.S. Capitol where they proceeded to smash up “the people’s house.” Trump refused to admit that he had lost the 2020 election. He called the assorted vandals “patriots” and surrounded himself with men and women of low character. ...
To the editor: I have been reading with interest those quoted and making comments in the media who are promoting the increased density and saying this will create affordable housing for all. When I attended the planning meetings, there were no studies produced to support if this new code will ...
The Trump administration is using Humpty Dumpty rules to justify its new tariffs. The anthropomorphic egg famously said in the Lewis Carroll novel “Through the Looking-Glass,” “When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.” For the Trump team, ...
Hi, my name is Jeffrey the Macaroni Penguin. I am the prime minister of the penguin contingent on Heard Island, which was recently informed by Donald Trump, the president of the United States, that we would be subject to a 10% tariff due to an alleged trade imbalance with his ...
To the editor: Donald Trump, when assuming the presidency, took charge of an economy described by economists at the World Bank as “the envy or the world.” We had overcome the stresses of COVID and enjoyed prolonged growth, record low unemployment, record high stock market values and ...
To the editor: Being President is a tough job. Campaigning can be kind of fun, but once you’re elected the fun stops. Every time you turn around there’s somebody telling you that you can’t do what you want to do. That’s no fun. “Checks and balances” simply get in your way. ...
