National Columns

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.

Opinion: The state that stands up to ICE

President Donald Trump and his federal forces chose the wrong city and state for the escalating war on civilians out on the streets and in their homes, resulting in two deaths so far. Minneapolis residents are defending city walls as best they can against masked federal Immigration and ...

Opinion: If not for his good luck, Trump might be in prison

It wasn’t enough last week for Americans to stomach the global humiliation of watching an untethered president babbling about “taking” territory from a NATO ally, or listening to his hourly cascade of lies about everything, from the sacrifices the allies he dissed had made on our behalf ...

Opinion: Probe every aspect of Epstein scandal

Of course, Bill Clinton should cooperate with any investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking of underage girls. The suggestion that Democrats would shield a former president from questions that might tarnish his legacy speaks ill of Democrats. This concerns a criminal enterprise, not ...

Opinion: We have more to do than mourn

Today we mourn the death-by-execution of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. I use the term execution intentionally because they were murdered intentionally by Trump’s goons. (I’ve seen the videos; I’m sure you have as well.) At times like this, Gandhi used to say, “The truth is revealing ...

Opinion: NATO sees Trump for what he is

Throughout 2017 and into 2018, I hoped that a moment would come when Republicans would see Donald Trump clearly. But years ago, I accepted that the scales-falling-from-the-eyes revelation will never come for the MAGA faithful. They are too invested. Still, as a recent Chicago Tribune report ...

Opinion: ‘Depublicans’ turn away from the free market

For some years now, conservatives who believe in free markets and limited government have been labeled RINOs — “Republicans in name only” — as GOP liberals or moderates have historically been known. The MAGA movement flings this term as an insult and a signal that respecting the ...