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.
One of the defining failures of modern American government has been the steady erosion of Congress’s constitutional authority over war. The Constitution grants Congress — not the president — the power to declare war. Congress decides to go to war. The president wages it. Over the past ...
Somewhere in Los Angeles this year, someone will get home who otherwise wouldn’t have. You’ll never learn her name. There will be no headline, no celebration, no council resolution -- only an unremarkable Tuesday that ends the way Tuesdays are supposed to end. The same nonstory will ...
“To rule is easy, to govern difficult.” — Goethe On Aug. 4, Kansans have a watershed moment to narrow their parties’ fields for governor. Issues within the campaigns are well documented, like property taxes, school funding, job creation, affordability, Kansas values, etc. But with ...
To the editor: Data centers demand too much electricity and water. New housing and small businesses need water and electricity. There will not be enough water for the housing industry and keeping enough electricity will become a challenge. Excessive demands promote more inflation. Big ...
To the editor: Among the many ill-conceived and dangerous actions taken by Donald Trump during the past decade, perhaps the most threatening to our nation’s 250-year-old democracy is his constant refrain that our elections are corrupt and that results cannot be trusted. Trump and his ...
Keith Raffel (7/19/26 LJW) claims to defend Israel against charges of genocide. Instead he condemns Israel by faint praise. Raffel provides detailed arguments why Hamas are bad guys, all Arabs are bad guys, Israelis are victims, Israelis are good guys, not all dead Gazans were killed by Israel ...