Opinion

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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, ...

Opinion: Fact vs. fiction on Medicaid and wealth tax

I try to be fair to people I disagree with. Emmanuel Saez — the famous UC Berkeley economist who’s considered an architect of California’s proposed billionaire wealth tax — is someone I read carefully, even when I find his income-inequality work unconvincing. So, when I say that his ...

Opinion: Muzzling students is muzzling democracy

Across Kansas, lawmakers have advanced a series of policies that directly threaten students’ First Amendment rights—policies that should alarm anyone who cares about democracy, civic participation, and the development of informed citizens. Most recently, the Kansas Senate attached a ...

Opinion: Free speech for me, but not for thee

Last week, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission threatened to rescind the broadcast licenses of media entities that do not relate events in Iran or Ukraine as the Trump administration would like them to be related. He also attacked The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times ...

Opinion: Not a young man anymore, but still an angry one

During the academic year, I live in a college dorm. The subjects of chats in the dining hall are not too different from what they were when I was in college: classes, careers, sports, movies and dating. When the conversation gets more serious, I tell my dorm mates that no matter how much older ...