Op-Ed

A proposal for federal legislation criminalizing support for BDS shows the hypocrisy of those willing to sacrifice free speech to achieve their aims.

The best measure of a society is its compassion, and our tax dollars should reflect that.

The Gulf petrodollar has corrupted politicians, media and think tanks into silent accommodation of the atrocities in Yemen.

The Democratic Party was badly ripped off by the consultants who came up with the name for their new agenda.

On the long list of terrible ideas for nature preserves, a giant wall running through the middle of a vulnerable area ranks pretty high.

Over 70 years after it was written, this essay offers relevant insights into the rise of autocracy in the US.

Settlement work is work Palestinians must undertake so they can survive.

Every year thousands of scientists donate their time without payment to advise Congress and federal government agencies.

Trump has unfriended Jeff Sessions. Is the most important question really who will “win”?

Illinois is teetering on bankruptcy and other states are not far behind, largely due to unfunded pension liabilities — but there are solutions.