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Donald Trump, for all his flaws, made Israel’s triumph over Hamas much more likely

Donald Trump's policies made Israel's victory over Hamas a much more likely occurrence.

Hamas’ philosophy: All civilians, all children are tools of war

As the casualty figures on both sides grow, Israel is facing the usual calls for a ceasefire.

Christie says Trump will ‘burn America to the ground’

Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie is defending his decision to stay in the presidential race in a new ad that says former President Donald Trump will "burn America to the ground."

Trump says Maine secretary of state unfit to rule in ballot case

Former President Donald Trump has called on the Maine secretary of state to recuse herself in the case surrounding his eligibility to be on the state's primary ballot over comments she made about the Jan. 6, 2021, protest at the U.S. Capitol.

Grand Theft Auto comes to life in Oakland

It should be a scene restricted to video game fantasy, not real life: a Dodge Charger, a Cadillac, and a Jeep Grand Cherokee, all with gunmen blasting semi-automatic weapons, chasing a small Honda Accord through the downtown of a major American city.

Which came first? Washington, DC’s exploding crime or its crumbling economy?

After more than a quarter-century of playing at the Capitol One Arena in the heart of downtown Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown, the Washington Wizards and the Washington Capitals will no longer play in the nation's capital, at all.

The French connection

The French have had 14 constitutions since the revolution of 1789. Over the following two centuries, they organized themselves into five republics, three monarchies, three empires, and one fascist dictatorship. The current Fifth Republic was created in 1958 and is creaking alarmingly, so the odds favor a sixth soon. In the United States, meanwhile, the same Constitution has been in effect since 1789. In the United Kingdom, there is no written constitution at all, only an accumulation of law and custom.

The shrinking ‘village’ has no cousins

The cousin is an endangered species.

Bradley Cooper’s Maestro: Neither pure, nor wise, nor good

I’ve always been a little bit irked by Bradley Cooper. It probably has to do with the fact that he burst onto the scene playing a slew of unlikable characters, or maybe the clips of him as a student at the Actors Studio, flashing that same Sack Lodge smile while asking Robert De Niro about the way he rubbed his eye in Awakenings. But really, I think it has to do with A Star Is Born.

California prepares for more wacky 2024 laws

Another year, another chance for California Democrats to show just how wacky they are and how far away their “California model” should be kept from any level of power outside the Golden State.

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