Opinion > Syndicated columns Leonard Pitts Jr.: GOP’s obstruction strategy boomerangs Mon., March 7, 2016 The popular storyline is that voters want outsiders because nothing gets done. What that storyline forgets is that this gridlock was by design
Opinion > Syndicated columns Gary Crooks: Who can explain Trump’s appeal? Sun., March 6, 2016 Question for readers: Why do you think Trump towers over the GOP field.
Opinion > Syndicated columns Charles Krauthammer: Trump has tough-guy appeal Sat., March 5, 2016 This time around, evangelicals are not looking for someone like them. They’re looking for someone who will protect them.
Opinion > Syndicated columns Froma Harrop: Real revolutionaries storm GOP Sat., March 5, 2016 Working-class Republicans have finally rebelled against the notion that everything they get is beneficence from the superrich.
Opinion > Syndicated columns Amy Goodman: Felonious vote suppression underway Fri., March 4, 2016 Denial of the right to vote for those who have been convicted of felonies is another way that voter participation is suppressed on a massive scale.
Opinion > Syndicated columns Dana Milbank: Too satisfied to feel the Bern Thu., March 3, 2016 Sanders is campaigning against the existing order – a two-term Democratic president who is very popular among the Democrats.
Opinion > Syndicated columns Trudy Rubin: Will Americans fall for ‘strongman’ Trump? Wed., March 2, 2016 Trump plays on public discontent to promote himself as a Putinesque populist who will rule with a firm hand and cure all our ills.
Opinion > Syndicated columns Robert J. Samuelson: New inequality theory emerges Tue., March 1, 2016 Council of Economic Advisers report paints a complicated, exasperating picture of growing inequality.
Opinion > Syndicated columns Leonard Pitts Jr.: Carson’s barb racist, ignorant Mon., Feb. 29, 2016 Being black means sharing the common experience of being insulted, bullied and oppressed by people who think they are white.
Opinion > Syndicated columns Gary Crooks: A call-out for more commentary from community Sun., Feb. 28, 2016 In the brave new world of Opinion, we need more input from you.
Opinion > Syndicated columns Kathleen Parker: Messages of inclusion, exclusion clash Sun., Feb. 28, 2016 Campaign messages from Clinton, Trump place Americans in separate worlds.
Opinion > Syndicated columns Froma Harrop: Mega-tower mania is out of hand Sat., Feb. 27, 2016 Tall buildings run counter to the theme this campaign season: ordinary Americans wanting their power back.
Opinion > Syndicated columns Obama fiddles as global barbarians storm the gates Sat., Feb. 27, 2016 The barbarians are at the gates and pushing hard knowing they will enjoy but 11 more months of minimal American resistance.
Opinion > Syndicated columns Dana Milbank: Tricky Ted not to be trusted Thu., Feb. 25, 2016 Now that Sen. Ted Cruz is concentrating his lies on fellow conservatives, they are finally calling him what he is.
Opinion > Syndicated columns Trudy Rubin: ‘Honor killings’ cry for response Wed., Feb. 24, 2016 The practice of “honor killings” continues to thrive in a belt extending from the Mediterranean to Pakistan, mainly in Muslim communities.
Opinion > Syndicated columns Leonard Pitts Jr.: Trump, Sanders forsake middle ground Mon., Feb. 22, 2016 If extremists on right and left prevail in the primaries, middle ground may be hard to find in general election.
Opinion > Syndicated columns Kathleen Parker: Pope, Trump messages cross in news cycles Sun., Feb. 21, 2016 Fracas over wall reflects absurdity of 2016 campaign.
Opinion > Syndicated columns Froma Harrop: “Dog whistle” issues rally populists Sat., Feb. 20, 2016 Berating “the establishment” and “Washington insiders” is simplistic, and misleading.
Opinion > Syndicated columns Krauthammer: Senate must reject Obama court nominee Sat., Feb. 20, 2016 Fight over court nominee is all about power. Just Power.
Opinion > Syndicated columns Dana Milbank: Former president a reminder of softer conservatism Thu., Feb. 18, 2016 George W. Bush rejects angry rhetoric of Trump, Cruz.