Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world is facing its own version of an Iron Curtain, imposed not by external actors but through domestic forces vying for power.
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Why couldn’t I make minimalism work? Because I wasn’t the one making the mess.
What really needed to be addressed was not my personal accumulation of stuff, but the pervasive belief that everyone else's stuff was my responsibility.
Since when does being a conservative mean that you have to follow Donald Trump?
I don’t give a damn what the president and his minions think.
Mitch McConnell: I’m proud of the Senate’s vote on Kavanaugh
By the end, senators were not merely deciding whether to confirm an impressive nominee; we were also deciding what kind of institution the Senate is and what kind of politics we would enable.
Saudi Arabia’s leader doesn’t fear US fury for good reason
Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman has developed such a close relationship with the Trump administration that he has gotten almost everything from it that he wants.
How to heal our epidemic of loneliness?
Sen. Ben Sasse’s new book argues Americans are unhappier, more isolated and less fulfilled.
Let’s not buy the Republican spin on Brett Kavanaugh
Republicans have been clueless about the Supreme Court justice’s effect on female voters.
Trump’s arm-twisting of the Fed is what’s truly ‘loco’
Trump apparently thinks it’s okay to arm-twist the Fed, whose political independence is supposed to be sacrosanct.
Trump could be the most honest president in modern history
He may stretch the truth, but he gets things done.
Haley stepping down at just the right time
If Trump runs in 2020, it’s doubtful anyone could take the nomination from him. If he doesn’t run, the Republicans could be in desperate need of a minority woman who’s acceptable to a divided GOP and to voters repulsed by Trump.
Pack the court? Terrible idea.
There's one fixed principle that has stood me in good stead over two decades of writing: The minute you start sounding like a John Bircher, you've made a terrible mistake.
Please, President Trump, shed light on my fiance’s disappearance
Jamal is a valuable person, an exemplary thinker and a courageous man who has been fighting for his principles. I don't know how I can keep living if he was abducted or killed in Turkey.
Five myths about the 2016 presidential election
Narratives about “angry” voters and an inept Clinton campaign don’t hold up.
There is no cleaning up this Kavanaugh mess
Because of this confirmation process, the partisan divides will deepen and the nation’s wounds will fester into purulence.
Tough votes reveal character - and the importance of women in power
Women in power matter.
Prosecutor expertly picks apart the case against Kavanaugh
Ford’s supporters say it is unfair to pick apart her testimony, because victims of sexual assault often have trouble remembering key details. Fair enough. But if her memory is the only evidence against Kavanaugh, then inconsistencies matter.
Time for undecided GOP senators to put up or hush up
Enough of your lovely words, words, words.
Slut-shaming comes to Congress
The tale of the overly promiscuous woman is a recurring theme in the Kavanaugh confirmation fight.
Probes of destruction
Kavanaugh may have been a rowdy, at times unruly, youth. But barring future evidence to the contrary, this doesn’t make him a sexual predator.
Dear dads: Your daughters told me about their assaults. This is why they never told you.
Women remain overly concerned about protecting men's feelings. That's keeping men from learning some hard truths.