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 Founders would see this as a cruel joke

When the history of this benighted era is written, people will wonder about the madman president. They will ask what we did to try to resist his rampages against our federal government. For Donald J. Trump, “mad” can be taken in both ways. First, his state of mind is very angry, all ...

Opinion: Why MAGA loyalists still back Trump

I recently watched “A Face in the Crowd” for the umpteenth time. I had a better reason than procrastination to rewatch Elia Kazan’s brilliant 1957 film exploring populism in the television age. It was homework. I was asked to discuss it with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz at ...

Opinion: Our energy situation is much better than in 1973

It’s not 1973 anymore, and that’s a very good thing for the United States. Back then, the U.S. imported more than a third of its oil, much of it from the Middle East, and it paid the price. Now, it’s in a transformed position. “Drill, baby, drill” is arguably the most successful ...

Opinion: Ruling will lead to corrupt electoral maps

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. cautiously praised the hard-won Voting Rights Act of 1965 as a “great step forward” toward removing obstacles that kept Black Americans from voting. It was. But now, in striking down a voter redistricting map in Louisiana, the U.S. Supreme Court has taken ...

Opinion: After violence, the blame game starts

A heavily armed California man was caught trying to storm the White House correspondents’ dinner Saturday with the apparent intent to kill the president. It didn’t take long for Washington to start arguing. Democrats denounce violent rhetoric from the right, but the alleged assailant ...

Opinion: King Charles III, a guest in our house

The king came to town for tea, dinner and a little chat with Congress and the president. By the time you read this, Charles III’s state visit may be a little piece of history. The “special relationship” between the United States and the United Kingdom could undergo a stress ...