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.
Of all the neighborhoods in Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s district, one stood out on Election Day as a considerable surprise. The left-wing congresswoman represents a very diverse population ranging from struggling immigrants in Queens and a piece of The Bronx to young professionals ...
America’s greatness lies not in perfection but in her relentless pursuit of it. For nearly 250 years, this nation has strived to fully realize the revolutionary ideals laid out in its founding documents. While we have often fallen short, our capacity for self-reflection and renewal inspires ...
To the editor: Opinions about the main impulse behind Trump’s reelection are like belly buttons; everybody’s got one. Here’s mine. First, I don’t buy “It’s the economy, stupid.” Harris’ “soak the rich” taxes, government-subsidized first mortgages and defense of Social ...
Universities have suffered a cataclysmic decline in public approval and support. A Gallup poll taken this year found that only 36% of Americans polled either expressed “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education — once the agreed-on touchstone to upward ...
Throughout 2024, parts of Kansas have been in abnormally dry or drought conditions. Some places, like those that use Cheney Reservoir west of Wichita as a water source, have even had water conservation restrictions in place for several months. Changes in rainfall have been commonplace for the ...
To the editor: The pernicious lie that “Democrats abandoned the working class” — recently repeated by so-called “moderate” Republican Mike Warner — is a demonstrable falsehood; key in putting a criminal would-be dictator at the world’s apex of power. Biden took office in the ...
