GOP favors corporate control over consumer choice
Trump, Republican leaders target class-action lawsuits, encourage forced arbitration to deny Americans their day in court.
National Opinions
Parents should decide for Charlie Gard
Were it my choice, I'd disconnect life support and cradle the lad till the end. But long shots in the dark are rightly his parents' call.
A prayer for John McCain
This isn't a eulogy. It's a tribute to a war hero and a man whose country still needs him.
How a conservative icon lost an election but got the last laugh
William F. Buckley had a ball running for mayor of New York City in 1965, when he lost the election but stole the show.
Memo to the president: How to win on health care
It'll be a flip, Mr. President, but that's what you're good at -- and this could be good for the country.
Ancients give wise counsel for the age of Trump
Plato keeps it simple, and he gets the last word.
A man for all seasons on health care?
Sen. Rand Paul emerges from health care bill debacle as a knight of libertarian integrity. But wait a minute ...
Made in America celebration defies reality
White House touts American quality and craftmanship, but the Trump brand does much of its shopping overseas.
Can you date a Democrat? Bring a Republican home to dinner?
Anyone who lets politics get in the way of love is too idiotic to raise children.
Cool the hype on climate change
The Ugly Environmentalist serves neither science nor truth with increasingly dire forecasts. Let's just work the problem.
Trump trips into the Russian rabbit hole, missing Bannon’s bright idea
If the president had a clue, he'd cut taxes for the poor and middle class. That would shore up his base and do some good for the economy.
Trump? He’s a known quantity; question is, what’s wrong with us?
Some of us are so stricken with racism and resistance to cultural change that character doesn't count.
Media needs to keep its head on Trump coverage
Don't become drama queens with every attack by the president. Keep calm and carry on, without fear or favor.
Beware Trump team’s talent: They make us dizzy with distraction
Heads on a swivel from Russian collusion to health care disaster to tax cuts for plutocrats to tweets of schoolyard taunts -- what's really going on here?
It’s time for universal Medicare
As Senate Republicans stumble toward some version of Trumpcare, Americans are warming to a bolder solution -- and Democrats should seize the moment.
Trump’s defenders run out of excuses for Russian connection
What was the campaign doing dealing with those who worked for a potential enemy of the United States?
Media goes way over the top with Trump-Russia collusion story
So far, there's little there, and president's foes in the press make too much of it.
One pol’s answer to repeat overdose calls — let ’em die
Americans often complain about how far Washington debates seem to be removed from the lives of real people.
Trump lays out vital vision for the West
For the most part, when the president spoke last week in Poland, his words rang true.
Medina’s family is hungry; America still cares
Regard for humanity, from the American heartland to the stricken nations of East Africa, runs deep in our national spirit -- and the world needs us.