Opinion

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Opinion: This war was Trump’s decision, not Israel’s

We’ve long known that Donald Trump drives his critics crazy, and he’s now doing it to some critics who used to be friends. The isolationist right is convinced that President Trump is waging the Iran War on behalf of Israel, which would make him the handmaiden of a foreign power. That ...

Opinion: The art of taxing fairly is messy

“The rich should pay their fair share of taxes.” Who can argue with that? But then we must decide who is rich and what is meant by fair. Neither political party has distinguished itself in making such distinctions. But Republicans play an especially outrageous game in portraying the ...

Opinion: Trump’s next move: ‘declare victory and get out’

No one knows what Trump is going to do from minute to minute, least of all Trump. But it’s looking ever more likely he’ll be exiting Iran within days, declaring his “excursion” into it (as he’s termed his war) a major victory — and then changing the subject. On Friday, Trump ...

Opinion: Pentagon’s press panic threatens Stars and Stripes

Oh, no. Stars and Stripes is under fire again. Controversy is not exactly unknown to the legendary military newspaper. Born during the Civil War, Stars and Stripes has taken all sorts of flak and survived, impressively for a publication owned and operated by the U.S. military that ...

Opinion: Trump’s wartime psychology

Two weeks after the start of the Iran War, the picture is coming into focus. Why would a president who promised countless times not to start new wars have leapt into this conflict? As always in the age of Trump, it’s necessary to separate the president’s motives and mindset from the old ...

Opinion: Is ‘affordability’ actually a crisis?

At some point, the headlines turned “affordability” from a concern into a “crisis.” But what does affordability mean? For most of us, that depends on what we consider our minimum requirements for happiness. If you look at TikTok, life in New York City is a fairy tale of chic bars, ...