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 strange case of the two Sullivans on Alaska ballot

How many “Dan Sullivans” does an election need? One would seem plenty, but Alaska is going to the polls with two “Dan Sullivans” on the ballot -- one the sitting Republican U.S. senator in a nip-and-tuck battle to save his seat, and the other a random guy whose only discernible ...

Opinion: Good reasons, bad politics for impeachment

A coalition of right-wing organizations and activists is lobbying the White House to grant mass pardons to junior staffers in the administration. “A pardon for all junior administration personnel is viewed as unlikely,” one source told the Washington Sun, “but the president could issue ...

Opinion: Despicable ad makes Americans look into broken mirror

In 1978, Ohio police arrested a man named Cledith Arthur for raping his stepdaughter, then 12. On the basis of the evidence of Arthur’s guilt presented to it, a grand jury indicted him. Facing trial, Arthur fled the jurisdiction and spent the rest of his life as a fugitive, ducking arrest ...

Opinion: Trump and his sycophants are exposed

Multiple polls show Trump’s approval at record lows, but I think what’s happening runs deeper than this. Something very dramatic is occurring. Many people who consider themselves non-political or independent — or moderate Republican or who even voted for Trump in November 2024 — ...

Opinion: What estate sales taught me about a life well-lived

Estate sales are a newer thrifting experience for me. I’ve always loved to shop at Goodwill and hunt for designer labels and hidden treasures, but estate sales have a different feel. I’d never gone to one until my mom got a house in Florida. The local retirement communities have estate ...

Opinion: France riots aren’t what MAGA says

Polls being what they are, Republicans and their supporters must be feeling a bit like the condemned Frenchmen who rode to the guillotine during the Reign of Terror. It’s fitting, then, that they are seizing on unrest in France as a desperate campaign gambit. “The Riots in France Are a ...