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.
The federal budget remains a disaster, and for all the splashy talk of cost-cutting and tariff-driven revenue, Americans know it. Especially galling is that the latest fiscal wreckage is being overseen by an administration that promised business acumen and conservative restraint. Republicans ...
To the editor: Isn’t it great to see our president rolling up his sleeves and attacking the major issue that got him elected — the high cost of living? What’s that? He’s actually busy attacking Harvard University and Big Law, disappearing immigrants and implementing tariffs that will ...
To the editor: As citizens it is our responsibility to defend democracy when it’s being corrupted and under threat. In late 2016, Timothy D. Snyder, a historian of 20th century Europe, published “On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century.” Possibly you’ve seen actor John ...
The early reports about the staffers working with the Trump Administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) was troubling. We had a bunch of “kids” running things. Information winding up in the wrong hands can be a powerful tool. Have they been working in secret as reported? ...
Underpaid for years, Kansas legislators finally received a substantial pay increase this year. Instead of a paltry per diem (per day) allowance, they now receive $43,000 per year and remain eligible for KPERS benefits. Normally, I would argue in favor of this. It takes courage for ...
It’s that time of year again — when the letters finally arrive announcing the decisions of colleges and universities, and when countless applicants find themselves disappointed — if not distraught — that they were rejected by their top schools. This is particularly frequently the ...
