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.
Joe Biden went to Valley Forge to give a big speech telling us how much he cares about defending democracy against the threat represented by Donald Trump. How much does President Biden care? Enough to give a speech defending democracy, one of what’s sure to be many if Trump is his ...
Iowa is solidly Trump territory, but I knew Iowa when it wasn’t. I campaigned there for every Democratic presidential contender from Walter Mondale in 1984 to Barack Obama in 2012. I love Iowans — their kindness, their enthusiasm for sports, their personal engagement with politics. I ...
Chris Christie has done himself a service, done his Republican Party a service and, most importantly, done his nation a service. He convincingly expressed great remorse for having endorsed Donald Trump in 2016. Then he entered the 2024 nomination race with the goal of stopping a repeat ...
Within the past few days, Donald Trump has made at least five moronic, dangerous or incendiary comments. And if the past is any guide, the press and social media will be all over each of them. Some will decry his vicious allusion to John McCain’s disabilities, earned in a war Trump evaded. ...
The political landscape is often portrayed as deeply polarized. The two sides, it is said, can’t agree on anything. Even worse, if one side supports a position, that’s reason enough for the other to oppose it. While this picture is largely true for cultural issues, the rise of populism on ...
The French actor Gerard Depardieu is world-known as a lusty, usually charming pursuer of the carnal. He’s now being accused of crimes against women, some violent in nature. A star of French cinema, Depardieu is being defended by French President Emmanuel Macron. Other supporters are former ...