Opinion
Left, right and nowhere to go: Both Republicans and Democrats abandoning the center
America’s political center is tired, angry and increasingly ignored — and both parties are about to make that problem much, much worse.
Newsom’s plastics bill increases prices, punishes the poor
California never misses an opportunity to push middle-income and poor families closer to poverty.
The hourglass economy sank Spirit Airlines
The collapse of Spirit Airlines says a lot about what is right and wrong with the economy, and why whoever sits in the Oval Office has a tough time winning a decent job approval rating.
Platner collapse exposes Democrats’ grassroots problem
Maine’s Senate race just handed Democrats a brutal lesson in what happens when a party’s establishment and its grassroots stop speaking the same language.
AllHere chatbot scandal shows how not to deploy AI
Want proof that policymakers and school staff need help with artificial intelligence? Look no further than Los Angeles Unified School District
Trump and Iran return to the same old standoff
Before we write the obituary for the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, it is worth remembering a simple rule about the Middle East: Headlines change more quickly than strategy.
Absurd plastic grocery bag ban hurting businesses
I live in the people’s republic of Montgomery County, Maryland. Our claim to fame is that we are one of the highest-taxed counties in the country.
Democrats embrace Gramsci’s Marxist playbook for America
Italian communist philosopher Antonio Gramsci would be proud.
Bernie Sanders’ revenge
In the 2016 Democratic presidential primary, Vermont socialist Bernie Sanders’ path to the nomination was walled off by party insiders.