Opinion
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Why the Supreme Court Needs (Short) Term Limits
The Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court recently issued its final report, calling for a range of procedural changes to…
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The Sidney Awards
At the end of every year, I pause from the rush of events to offer the Sidney Awards, which I…
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Trump’s Social Media Return — and What Else to Expect in 2022
I know, I know: “Not another prediction list …” But stick with me. After all, my first forecast from last…
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The Voice Mail Message From John Madden That I’ll Never Forget
John Madden loved football. He loved the game and the competition, and he shared that passion with everyone who tuned…
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Here’s How Joe Biden Can Protect Abortion Rights
The constitutional right to abortion has never been more fragile than it is heading into 2022. The Supreme Court has…
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Do We Have the Supreme Court We Deserve?
When I left the daily Supreme Court beat back in 2008, the Week in Review, as The Times’s Sunday Review…
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Why Generations of Black Americans Have Celebrated the New Year at Church
The last place that I wanted to be on Dec. 31 was church. But there I was on New Year’s…
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Are Democrats Bad at Politics?
The promise of Joe Biden’s candidacy for president was his potential to assemble a coalition of progressives, liberal and moderate…
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The Missing Data in the Inflation Debate
With inflation growing at its fastest rate in decades, economists are locked in a debate over whether it stems from…
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Will Ghislaine Maxwell’s Conviction End the Culture of Complicity?
Ghislaine Maxwell’s conviction for recruiting young girls to serve Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual desires set a marker: Enablers are not safe…