Marijuana is a harmful drug. That seems to be an unpopular opinion nowadays, but that doesn’t make the statement any less accurate. It has been linked to significant mental health problems such as depression and suicide ideation, a loss of IQ points, brain abnormalities, and a decline in cognitive functions, among other adverse effects. A recent study has even linked the drug to “heart failure and heart attacks.” Yet despite all these dangers, Ohioans approved a ballot measure Tuesday night to legalize the use of recreational marijuana in the Buckeye State.

Are we asking too much for a campaign in which crime is neither ignored nor turned into a blame game?

Kimberly Mata-Rubio, the mother of one of the victims in school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, lost her bid for mayor on Tuesday. Mata-Rubio, whose daughter was among the 19 children killed in the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School, has been a staunch advocate for stricter gun laws following the attack and launched her campaign...

Trump’s supporters love him, which makes it difficult for them to understand how many others do not. 

Former President Trump expressed his displeasure with his daughter, Ivanka, taking the stand Wednesday in the New York civil fraud trial. “Tomorrow my wonderful and beautiful daughter, Ivanka, is going to the Lower Manhattan Courthouse, at the direction of Letitia Peekaboo James, the Corrupt and Racist New York State Attorney General, who has allowed Murder...

As the Israel-Hamas conflict moves into another week, politicians and national security experts of all stripes are trotting out a tired equation regarding American national security interests: that [fill in blank event: terrorism, civil uprising, minority oppression, cross-border incursion] in [fill in blank region: Middle East, Eastern Europe, East Asia, South America] is indicative of...

The social safety net of unemployment assistance — which already had holes — is being shredded. 

A key focus will be establishing the role of the “unitary executive,” which is something many Republicans have been wanting for decades.

What is Saturn without its rings? We'll (sort of) find out in 2025.

Tuesday’s off-year elections produced victories for Democrats, encouraging leaders in both parties to size up the political landscape in 2024. In Kentucky, the Democratic governor won reelection. Voters in Ohio decisively backed abortion rights by putting protections in the state constitution. And in Virginia, Democrats maintained control of the state Senate, thwarting the ambition of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin to consolidate...