OP-ED
Will the principle of following precedent disappear with abortion rights?
Whatever the court’s conservatives think of the constitutionality of abortion rights, they should not be countenancing rank disavowal of its precedents.
Coming Supreme Court term could prove historic
The conservative court has the chance to fundamentally rewrite the rules when it comes to abortion, ending the constitutional protection the procedure has received since the Roe v. Wade landmark decision.
Cannabis law has tough indoor air-quality rules
The law legalizing cannabis also features the first major changes to the Clean Indoor Air Act since 2004.
Not government’s job to underwrite life of TV, video games, apps
We would likely end up with a UBI on top of existing programs, which would be both more complex and more expensive.
The growing urgency of providing a guaranteed income program
We need to respond in ways that acknowledge that the pandemic has not created catastrophes so much as it revealed that we’re a nation living one step away from massive penury.
Questioning our history is a patriotic pursuit
Whatever your views on the underlying issues, the overall impact of the 1619 Project is much more important than its errors.
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Sen. Murphy: Manufacturing is Connecticut's future, if we're smart about it
We have the opportunity to make sure the 21st century is Made in America, we just have to be willing to make smart, bold investments.
Beware woke’s reverse racism and inanity
Woke critical race and justice theory is a cancer that will bring deep and explicit discrimination into every workplace, schoolhouse, and public square decision unless we shut it down right away.
Conservatives have always looked to stop social progress
Decade after decade, century after century, leftist reformers defeated conservatives to advance secular humanism. Not surprising then, that they attack 'woke' culture.
Pelosi and Cheney; powerful female forces playing Washington hardball
This Speaker doesn’t shout. She doesn’t have to. Her self-confidence and long political record add to the volume of whatever she is saying because she is the one saying it.
Think twice, Grandma, before becoming the nanny
Taking care of children is rewarding, but it can be a grind. Grandparents may start to feel resentful or that they're being taken for granted.
Can democracy survive a generation that doesn't care to be informed?
Only 5% of U.S. citizens aged 9-24 are regular consumers of news from newspapers or digital publications. Meanwhile, 54% of Generation Z members get their daily news from social media sites
Should newspapers retire the term 'Op-Ed'? Yes
In an era of fake news, alleged fake news, click bait and confusion, anything that increases clarity should be welcomed.
Should newspapers retire the term 'Op-Ed'? No
Unlike many other words in our business, such as lede, graf, sidebar, deep background, hed and kicker, the public knows what “Op-Ed” stands for even if it doesn’t know where exactly the word came from.
Kids need vaccine to keep them, and adults, safe
Sustainable control of COVID-19 will certainly require vaccinating children. And kids have the right to live free of the threat of the virus, too.
We may never know if the $56K-a-year Alzheimer’s drug works
Follow-up studies are far easier to complete when the disease is cancer, not a neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer’s.
