Commentary

Comment: Trump’s pursuit of Canada risks losing what we do have

Insisting ‘never say never’ isn’t how to win back a once-valuable trade partner and trusted ally.

 

Comment: Are MAGA faithful nearing end of patience with Trump?

For Trump’s most ardent fans, their nostalgia for Trump’s first term has yet to be fulfilled by his second.

 

FILE — Prime Minister Viktor Orban of Hungary meets with then-President Donald Trump at the White House on May 13, 2019. The long-serving prime minister, a champion of ‘illiberal democracy,’ has been politically isolated in much of Europe. But he has found common ground with the former and soon-to-be new U.S. president. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Commentary: Trump following authoritarian’s playbook on press

President Trump is following the Hungarian leader’s model for influence and control of the news media.

 

French: A Cabinet selected on its skill in owning the libs

All errors are ignored. Their strength lies in surrendering fully to Trump, then praising him.

Comment: Help update county’s ‘constitution’ on charter commission

Filing begins next week for positions on the panel that considers proposals for the county charter.

Comment: RFK Jr., others need a better understanding of autism

Here’s what he’s missing regarding those like my daughter who are shaped — not destroyed — by autism.

Comment: Trump threatens state’s clean air, water, environment

Cuts to agencies and their staffs sidestep Congress’ authority and endanger past protection work.

Comment: A U.S. senator shouldn’t entertain conspiracy theories

Sen. Ron Johnson’s call for an investigation into 9/11 ignores the reams of verified information available.

Comment: In U.S. minerals deal, Zelensky is holding some cards

Details of the deal are few, but Ukraine appears to have avoided the worst of Trump’s earlier demands.

Comment: Tariffs haven’t hit economy; doesn’t mean they won’t

Businesses and consumers braced enough for their effect to delay the impacts. The rest is up to Trump.

Comment: ‘Neutral’ language isn’t fit to describe horrific actions

In using language that looks to avoid taking a side, we’re often siding with an imbalance of power.

Comment: A 100-day report card for Trump’s Cabinet

With the exception of his Treasury secretary, Trump’s Cabinet picks have confirmed earlier concerns.

Comment: In ‘60 Minutes’ exit, Trump exploits media vulnerability

Amid a fragmenting news media, CBS News is left open to Trump’s threats of lawsuits and FCC action.

Comment: Remember Virginia Giuffre for her courage to speak out

She changed the way society and the criminal justice system treat victims of sex crimes.

Comment: Has Trump learned from his ‘hot stove’ moment?

Mark Twain said a cat won’t sit twice on a hot stove. Trump may have learned the same lesson about the Fed.

Comment: What’s harming science is a failure to communicate

Scientists need better public engagement to show the broader impact and value of their work.

(NYT1) VATICAN CITY, April 19, 2005 -- VATICAN-CONCLAVE-1 -- Sisters with the order Lamb of God look in the direction of the chimney over the Sistine Chapel waiting for the telltale smoke to indicate the Cardinals voting on a new pope, Tuesday, April 19, 2005 in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. (James Hill/The New York Times) *MAGS OUT/NO SALES*

Comment: How the conclave of cardinals will chose next pope

Locked in the Sistine Chapel, 138 members of the College of Cardinals will select a new pontiff.

(NYT1) VATICAN CITY, April 19, 2005 -- VATICAN-CONCLAVE-1 -- Sisters with the order Lamb of God look in the direction of the chimney over the Sistine Chapel waiting for the telltale smoke to indicate the Cardinals voting on a new pope, Tuesday, April 19, 2005 in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City. (James Hill/The New York Times) *MAGS OUT/NO SALES*

Comment: Musk doesn’t understand what Lincoln knew

That government should do the things that individuals and markets can’t or won’t do. That’s not waste, fraud or abuse.

Comment: Stifling climate anxiety only ignores the problem

If we want kids to be less anxious about climate change, educate them and show them there are solutions.

Comment: Funding delays jeopardize research of healthy aging

A freeze of NIH funding threatens research into aging and Alzheimer’s at the UW School of Medicine.