
Opinion


GARVEY: Penguin prime minister responds to Trump tariffs
Harrop: Blue states need Washington less
Erickson: A better way
BARONE: Trump seems bent on political self-harm
SHAPIRO: The problem with Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
Napolitano: Taking the Constitution seriously
PARKER: Shut down the Department of Education ASAP
McCAUGHEY: Roadmap to reform CDC – Currently the Centers for Disaster and Confusion
Murray: I’m a professor, and I support Utah’s call for accountability in higher education
GARVEY: Penguin prime minister responds to Trump tariffs
Hi, my name is Jeffrey the Macaroni Penguin. I am the prime minister of the penguin contingent on Heard Island, which was recently informed by Donald Trump, the president of the United States, that we would be subject to a 10% tariff due to an alleged trade imbalance with his country. I'd ...
Letter to the Editor: Opportunity for Congress to Come Together
This moment of self-imposed economic crisis caused by Trump’s tariff war has a silver lining, because it is the perfect opportunity for Congress to come together, work as a bipartisan branch, and regain the trust of the American people. The President’s tariff plan is a jarring consequence ...
Harrop: Blue states need Washington less
"Move it back to the states," Donald Trump says about education, about FEMA and, as will probably happen, about Medicaid. What that would mean to Americans depends on what state they live in. As the federal government moves forward on this, it's a good bet that high-income states can handle the ...
Erickson: A better way
One need not rely on experts to know tariffs are typically not a good policy. Going back to Adam Smith writing "The Wealth of Nations," we know it is better to manufacture cheap commodities in areas that can make them cheaply so that wealthier nations can spend their wealth more productively. ...
BARONE: Trump seems bent on political self-harm
Is President Donald Trump bent on political self-harm? It often seems that way. His overall job approval rating still hovers within a point or two of the 50% popular vote he received last November. But he is losing support on the economy and inflation, the No. 1 issue last year, while his ...
SHAPIRO: The problem with Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
This week, President Donald Trump finally released his "Liberation Day" tariffs. Trump has long threatened that he would, if given the chance, levy massive tariffs on imported products from the rest of the world. The question for investors, however, was just what was driving such threats. Was ...