China is “the central threat of our times,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in January 2020. Since then, the Trump administration has done everything… Continue reading
Today’s cartoon is by Peter Kuper, PoliticalCartoons.com.… Continue reading
It’s high time Americans accept a first-world side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, and I don’t mean those blasted directional floor stickers I can’t navigate… Continue reading
To the editor: My wish for Mother’s Day this year — that we all stay healthy in the age of Covid-19, and can take a… Continue reading
Today’s cartoon is by Peter Kuper, PoliticalCartoons.com.… Continue reading
Today’s cartoon is by John Darkow, Columbia Missourian.… Continue reading
The rose bush outside our kitchen window is telling a different story this spring. Severely cut back each winter, it always rebounds as the weather… Continue reading
Today’s cartoon is by Dave Whamond, Canada, PoliticalCartoons.com.… Continue reading
To the editor: Why aren’t you protecting my life? While at Bainbridge Gardens this morning I was constantly turning corners and backing up to keep… Continue reading
It must be said upfront: not all bias is bad—some of them are essentially heuristics, shortcuts that help us process patterns — but some bias… Continue reading
Today’s cartoon is by Peter Kuper, PoliticalCartoons.com.… Continue reading
To the editor: I am pleased to announce my support for Tarra Simmons for state representative. As a lawyer, civil rights activist, and national-level political… Continue reading
Today’s cartoon is by Christopher Weyant, The Boston Globe.… Continue reading
Thank you, Class of 2020! It’s an honor to be delivering your college commencement address, even with this awkward Zoom connection. Testing … I’m sorry… Continue reading
Trump’s pathetic competitive obsession with his predecessor knows no bounds, and now that his deadly failures are being fully exposed, he actually thinks he can… Continue reading
Today’s cartoon is by Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune.… Continue reading
My mother texted me a photograph on Sunday. That doesn’t sound like a newsworthy occasion, but mom had never texted anything to me or anyone… Continue reading
Today’s cartoon is by Bill Day, Tallahassee, Florida.… Continue reading
How deep does American racism go? And is it possible to uproot it? Or will it simply — endlessly — shift shape, wrap itself in… Continue reading
“We have met the moment and we have prevailed,” Donald Trump said at a news briefing May 11. “The moment” is quite a departure from… Continue reading
