Opinion

The following is an installment of “On This Day,” a series celebrating America’s 250th anniversary by following the actions of Gen. George Washington, the Continental Congress, and the men and women whose bravery and sacrifice led up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence. April 24, 1776 Gen. George Washington’s general orders begin to […]

New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel’s cheating scandal isn’t just a moral failure on his part as a husband and father. It is a failure for him as a leader of men. The affair between Vrabel and former ESPN and Athletic reporter Dianna Russini, who is also married with children, was all but confirmed by Vrabel […]

A U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports is causing significant economic harm to Iran. The blockade is President Donald Trump’s main leverage toward forcing Tehran into a new nuclear accord. Still, Iran’s own closure of the Strait of Hormuz energy transit chokepoint continues to cause global economic harm. U.S. allies in Europe are suffering amid […]

PITTSBURGH — A sea of mostly black and gold — with a decent showing of Baltimore purple, Buffalo red, white, and blue, and Cleveland Brown — showed up in force Thursday in Pittsburgh for the NFL Draft, so much so that it broke the attendance record set in Detroit two years ago. “Pittsburgh, congratulations. You […]

Every day, prosecutors across the country show up ready to do their jobs: enforce the law, protect communities, and hold offenders accountable. But when it comes to organized retail crime, they are increasingly confronting a sophisticated national and transnational criminal threat with inadequate tools designed for isolated local offenses. Organized retail crime has real consequences […]

A city’s true character is revealed in how it handles juvenile offenders. In Washington, D.C., recent years have shown a significant change in the prosecution of youth crime. Data from the D.C. Sentencing Commission, acquired through a Freedom of Information Act request, highlights these shifts.  Let’s start with the statistics. In the last year of the […]

Medicare Advantage is the way most Medicare recipients choose to get their coverage. That should impact nearly every public conversation about Medicare because debates that once sounded technical now land directly on the kitchen tables of millions of American seniors. If ever there was an issue that marries policy and politics, this is it. Medicare […]

In times of national crisis, communications are essential. Whether responding to a terrorist attack or a tragic natural disaster, first responders need a guaranteed method of connecting. That’s why few initiatives sit more squarely at the intersection of national security and public safety than FirstNet, a dedicated communications network for U.S. first responders and public […]

As the 250th anniversary looms, it is time to admit something. The American Revolution, however benign its consequences, was fueled by a conspiracy theory of QAnon proportions. The patriots, along with many British Whigs, convinced themselves that George III, that dim and dutiful dullard, was scheming to restore the monarchy to a level of autocratic […]

Washington is sending billions of dollars into Iraq while trying to contain Iran across the Middle East. Those two policies are colliding, and the United States is losing. For years, the U.S. has funneled billions of dollars into Iraq’s economy through oil revenue mechanisms tied to the Federal Reserve. The goal was stability: support Iraq’s […]