opinion exchange
After that fiasco, Biden should refuse to debate Trump again
Two presidential candidates presenting rival visions should be able to do so with at least an iota of dignity and decorum.
Your campaign home stretch to-do list
Take a deep breath, go outside, don't despair.
Anatomy of a secret Trump voter
These voters aren't donning MAGA hats, but there are more of them than you think.
Trump isn't unpatriotic because of tax avoidance — just a lousy businessman
Don't hate the player; hate the game.
Three former AGs say Trump is the candidate of chaos, not 'law and order'
The murder rate is up and Trump is proposing cuts to state and local law enforcement. He's fanning the flames of violence.
Allegations of secretive surgeries in Georgia are horrific
Immigrant women held at detention center say they were targeted.
Trump's $70,000 in hair care expenses puts all previous hair scandals to shame
Including mine. So I can relate to that. Also, to sweating over the details of tax deductions.
To cage-fight Trump, or talk to 100 million people?
That's Biden's puzzle for Tuesday evening. Buckle up for the first debate.
Amy Coney Barrett is supremely well qualified for the high court
One may not agree with her votes and opinions, but she is a brilliant and conscientious lawyer who will decide cases in good faith.
Florida's universities feel the impact of COVID failures
Don't blame students for the shortcomings of those in power.
If leaders really wanted to restore trust in the city's police officers, they'd stop lying about us
Elected officials have made baseless claims that we are shirking our duties as officers.
The problem isn't the Republicans or Democrats; it's 'ethical fading'
It's the phenomenon in which unethical decisions are believed to be well within one's own ethical framework. And it's widespread.
The meaning of Amy Coney Barrett in the arc of feminism
It can be argued that she's a beneficiary of gains made by others before her, but that the progress was unbalanced.
In 'patriotic' education, pride overcomes shame
Trump's initiative for a "pro-American curriculum" could lead to super-nationalism.
To see how far we've fallen, revisit history
Back to the 1960s : Like today only ... better.
How RBG almost missed being a justice
Her nuanced view of Roe v. Wade made her appear too moderate to some.
CDC's retraction of 'airborne' added to its record of poor messaging
The agency, once seen around the world as a model, has made a mess of its messaging during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Republicans' advantage in Supreme Court choice is theirs to press
Republicans' ruthless drive to fill high court seat provoke unsettling threats of court packing, an end to the filibuster, new states.
Health care for detainees needs full investigation
Reports of involuntary operations recall a horrific past that included coerced contraceptive procedures and experimentation.
Congress needs to act now to extend census deadlines
Pandemic and politics have upended the critical 20202 count.