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 late 1970s were a sad time for America. The Vietnam War had just ended. Big cities fell in the grip of crime and neglect as the 1975 fiscal crisis pushed New York City to the brink of bankruptcy. New York uniformed police, angry at the mayor’s budget cuts, handed out “Welcome to ...
The New York Times, NBC News and the “legacy media” have got to change with the Trump times — before Donald Trump takes power in six short weeks on Jan. 20, 2025. One CBS News presidential historian commented on air after Trump’s cruel 2016 “American carnage” inaugural address: ...
In a shocking development last week, Amnesty International effectively exonerated Israel of genocide. This was easy to miss, and not just because of the recent crush of news. Amnesty’s report, titled “ ‘You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in ...
To the editor: There can be no justifying the murder of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson. Reports are that bullet casings left by the murderer were inscribed with words such as “delay” and “deny.” The New York Times speculates these may be “references to ways that health ...
To the editor: City and county commissioners are elected representatives and not leaders, as so often stated in the Journal-World. All elected positions are employees of the people. “We the People” must demand transparency and accountability or our elected representatives will continue to ...
There is no condoning the cold-blooded murder of a UnitedHealth Group executive in predawn Manhattan. Moments after Brian Thompson was shot dead, a torrent of unsympathetic posts flooded social media. I was surprised by both the brazen attack and the unveiled congratulations to a killer. The ...
