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: Is our destiny manifest with a real estate mogul?

I know what you’re thinking. America made a wrong turn with Donald Trump, driving our destiny into darkness. But there’s reason to believe Trump is what we’re all about, right from the start: real estate. Trump, a mogul and dealmaker, aims to acquire Canada, Greenland and Gaza. Are ...

Opinion: Putin is playing Trump inch by inch

It was never going to be easy for President Trump to bring an end to the Ukraine war, but it’s even harder when he’s operating under an erroneous theory of the conflict. The man who instigated the war and who is the chief obstacle to peace is Vladimir Putin. Yet, this enemy of the West, ...

Opinion: Profit motive suddenly shocks Trump

Donald Trump’s whirlwind visit to Qatar was certainly an extravaganza: “Red and lavender carpets. Arabian horses. Glitzy chandeliers. Camels. Sword dancers,” according to The New York Times. Sounded like a night at Studio 54. Back on Main Street USA, things looked less fabulous. ...

Opinion: The real cause of our growing debt

Last Friday, the credit rating of the United States was downgraded. Moody’s, the ratings firm, announced that the U.S. government’s rising debt levels will grow further if the Trump Republican package of new tax cuts is enacted. This makes lending to the United States riskier. (Moody’s ...

Opinion: Trump embraces white South Africans

President Trump’s refugee policy reminds me of what automaker Henry Ford supposedly said about his company’s Model T: “A customer can have a car painted any color he wants as long as it’s black.” So it is with the Trump administration’s policy toward refugees who are fleeing war ...

Opinion: Introducing the Donald Trump doctrine

President Donald Trump gave an important speech in Riyadh that may come as close to outlining a “Trump doctrine” as we’ll probably see. It was a direct counterpoint to George W. Bush’s second inaugural address. The simplistic way to put it is that what liberty was for Bush, money ...