Opinion · 117th Congress
Biden goes from a contrast to Trump to a contrast to competency
OPINION — Looking back on 2021, it’s clear Biden and Democratic leaders made the wrong choice at almost every point in this new presidency.
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Opinion · 117th Congress
Nuclear energy is key to America’s economic and geopolitical future
OPINION — The U.S. will find it hard to remain a global leader without a leading role for nuclear in our energy portfolio, Kennedy writes.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Skilled trades offer a bright future for America’s veterans
OPINION — The BRAVE Act would help connect millions of veterans to good-paying, family-sustaining jobs in the trades, Norcross writes.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Rothenberg’s Best and Worst end-of-the-year awards for 2021
OPINION — Columnist Stu Rothenberg continues his tradition with his annual best and worst awards for the year in politics.
Campaigns · 117th Congress
There’s a problem with politics, and it isn’t just partisanship
OPINION — In the current environment, it’s not enough to disagree, you have to discredit, demonize and destroy opponents, Gonzales writes.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Wanted this holiday season: More wise men and women on the Hill
OPINION — The point of so many holiday tales hinges on transformation. But that would be lost on the likes of Boebert, Gosar and Greene.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Congress must pass the Huntington’s Disease Disability Insurance Access Act
OPINION — Our legislation would remove Medicare and SSDI waiting periods for those who qualify for disability with Huntington’s disease.
Opinion · 117th Congress
As Biden repeats Obama’s mistakes, get ready for 2010 redux
OPINION — Biden should know that when presidents, in their first year, ignore voters’ priorities, they often pay for it in the midterms.
Opinion · 117th Congress
In game of congressional limbo, how low can the GOP go?
OPINION — With the politics of pique exhibited by Republicans in recent weeks, has Congress hit rock bottom? Walter Shapiro fears it hasn’t.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Thank you, progressives, for saving the Biden agenda
OPINION — Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus have been flexible, strategic and committed in working to advance the Biden agenda.
Opinion · 117th Congress
App developers are caught in Big Tech’s ‘Squid Game’
OPINION — Only Congress can ensure that app stores function like a fair marketplace for developers instead of a like a “Squid Game” contest.
Opinion · 117th Congress
The demeaning of ‘woke’ — or when attention to injustice becomes too much
OPINION — For many today, politeness is a deal break and “owning” your enemies excuses any sort of behavior. Just ask Paul Gosar.
Opinion · 117th Congress
With Democrats in the doldrums, just how much is Biden to blame?
OPINION — Biden couldn’t have foreseen the chilling resilience of the coronavirus, but he did set unrealistic expectations among Democrats.
Opinion · 117th Congress
It’s time to fix the broken Senate confirmation process
OPINION — Biden is not the first president struggling to get his nominees confirmed by the Senate. It’s time we reform this broken system.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Why the Supreme Court needs an ethics code
OPINION — Court-packing or confirming more pro-life judges won’t fix polarization at the Supreme Court. What justices need is an ethics code.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Democrats can’t blame ‘huge bummer’ in Virginia on turnout
OPINION — Youngkin won despite the 2021 Virginia electorate being nearly identical to 2020 in terms of party ID and ideology.
Opinion · 117th Congress
The dangers of a short memory in recognizing — and fighting — hate
OPINION — Tragedies like the Charleston church massacre may soon be forgotten as laws to ban teaching of racial truths in schools spread.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Kamala Harris is right: Virginia result will resonate in 2022, 2024 and beyond
OPINION — Glenn Youngkin put together a winning majority coalition in Virginia, and it had nothing to do with dog whistles or even Trump.
Opinion · 117th Congress
What the elections in Virginia and New Jersey won’t tell us
OPINION — The state of the mask and vaccine wars next year would be a better predictor of the 2022 midterms than 2021 election results.
Opinion · 117th Congress
Oil spills keep happening. It’s time for offshore drilling to go
OPINION — The disaster at Huntington Beach represents just a tiny sample of the potential destruction that waits under the ocean’s surface.