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.
I often amuse myself by asking which member of the Trump administration is most insane and dangerous. Dear reader, share your thoughts. The White House is turning the lights out on democracy. Take Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, seen as a sinister Svengali for his ruthless ...
Here’s a conundrum for Republican politicians going into 2026, and even 2028. What do you do when you’ve turned the GOP into a Trump-branded, populist, anti-establishment party but your party controls the government and it’s not going very well? One time-tested answer: ritual human ...
It seems half the country’s political figures have been instructed to grin like a theme-park greeter. Supposedly, that makes them seem friendly, approachable, relatable. When I want humanoid patter, I turn to chatbots. They’re more convincing. Why this epidemic of wax museum ...
If you were looking for a great choice for a terrible Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth was always your man. It was entirely unsurprising that President Donald Trump picked him. No rational person could want Hegseth anywhere near America’s chain of command, and it’s unclear that any ...
To the editor: The recent decision by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to rescind the Biden-era minimum staffing rule is a devastating step backward for nursing home residents and the workers who care for them. HHS claims the rule “disproportionately burdened facilities” ...
To the editor: I have just read Riggs Skepnek’s piece regarding replacing the greenhouse building at 1501 Learnard with a parking lot. I am stunned that this idea could be taken seriously by city planners. Yet, why am I surprised? I lived in Lawrence for over 40 years and watched as ...
