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.
Having covered the Rev. Jesse Jackson for more than a half-century, I have an insider’s understanding of why thousands of people lined up to wait patiently last week in Chicago to pay their final respects to the departed civil rights icon. Jackson knew when and how to defy power, but he ...
The president wasted no time getting to his lies. It started in the first minute, when he claimed that: “When I spoke in this chamber 12 months ago, I had just inherited a nation in crisis, with a stagnant economy, inflation at record levels, a wide-open border, horrendous recruitment for ...
Last year, following Trump’s anti-DEI executive order, the Department of Education sent a letter to educational institutions. It began “Dear Colleagues,” and threatened to withhold federal funds from institutions that did not gut their diversity, equity and inclusion objectives, claiming ...
As a proposed statewide ban on cellphones in Kansas classrooms winds its way through our state Legislature — a ban that at least initially had strong support from both parties, a ban that would be similar to actions that have been taken in multiple other states — an interesting question has ...
To the editor: Totally agree with last Saturday’s column, “College is meant to challenge students.” Alexandra Middlewood is a professor who points out that college’s “central mission is to expand knowledge, foster critical thinking and encourage engagement with complexity.” It is ...
To the editor: Kidnapping is a felony of the first degree unless the actor voluntarily releases the victim alive and in a safe place prior to trial, in which case it is a felony of the second degree. Kidnapping has been approved by the Supreme Court and the GOP? Maybe ... it does look that ...