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Jesse Jackson transformed the study of Black politics
Jesse Jackson transformed the study of Black politics. Beyond his legacy as a civil rights leader, Jackson inspired empirical research on Black opinion and political behavior.
Opinion: It is time to take politics out of school safety conversations
MCPS should bring back the School Resource Officer program
Opinion | Green Politics and Global Stability
A breakup of Canada becomes unlikely as the world regains its senses on climate and energy.
What to know about the Supreme Court ruling on Trump's tariffs
In its 6-3 opinion on Friday, the court ruled Trump’s attempt to use an emergency powers law to enact the levies was not valid.
Opinion | The sweet scientific vindication of ‘I told you so’
A new books tells the stories of scientists ‘ridiculed, exiled, and Imprisoned for being right.’
Video: Opinion | Three Words That Shape Our Politics
Is Donald Trump “country” or “cowboy”? The Times Opinion columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom breaks down a cultural trend she sees shaping politics today.
Opinion | ICE Is Causing a Health Crisis
Our patients face a cruel calculus: seek essential medical care and risk detention, or stay home and risk their lives.
Roughly 1 in 4 hold negative opinion of both major political parties: Survey
A new survey found that 1 in 4 Americans have a negative opinion of both major political parties ahead of midterm elections. Poll results from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research f…
OPINION: Discussing politics in the classroom shouldn’t feel unsafe
I’ve never been one to shy away from a debate or hold back my thoughts. I approach conversations with confidence and have always felt comfortable expressing my beliefs and opinions openly. Valuing open discussion is always important. But when it comes to politics in the classroom, I often don’t f
Opinion | Democrats Win in Texas With Candidates Like Taylor Rehmet
A shock Democratic victory in a Texas special election shows what the party needs to do to win more there — and many other places, too.
Ethan Hawke warns against looking to 'jet-lagged, drunk' actors for political wisdom
Ethan Hawke warned during a film festival in Germany that the opinions of entertainers are valid, in that they are people like anybody else, but not the first source to go to.
Isle of Man's 'giveaway budget' divides political opinion
The 2026-27 budget, which includes a £2,250 personal allowance rise, is passed by Tynwald members.
Opinion | Jesse Jackson envisioned a more-inclusive politics — and made it happen
Like his mentors before him, Jackson has passed the torch. But you can still hear that stirring voice, can’t you?
Opinion | The vital measure of senior health that Medicare ignores
Nursing facilities receive high marks for preventing falls even as patient mobility declines.
Opinion | A Doctor’s Guide to Using A.I. for Better Health
It’s natural to use A.I. to find answers to health questions. Here’s how to do it responsibly and safely.
Opinion | America dominates sports without government support
President Trump can’t threaten the U.S. Olympic committee’s federal funding because it doesn’t receive any.
Bulgarian Ex-President Radev Takes Lead Ahead of Snap Election
A political bloc led by Bulgaria’s former President Rumen Radev could win a snap parliamentary election planned for April, according to an opinion poll.
Opinion | Even far-right foreign leaders are getting sick of Trump’s meddling
Seldom, if ever, have U.S. presidents interceded as brazenly as Trump has done in foreign politics.
230 years ago, George Washington warned us about partisan politics
OPINION: “Following Washington’s advice, we’d do well to remember that we are first and foremost Americans, and that what should concern us should be the well-being of our country.”
Opinion | Pam Bondi and the MAGA Brand of Insult Politics
Insult everyone. Answer for nothing.
Opinion | He Studied Cognitive Science at Stanford. Then He Wrote a Startling Play About A.I. Authoritarianism.
A brisk theatrical thriller, “Data” perfectly captures the slick, grandiose language with which tech titans justify their potentially totalitarian projects.
Why after 70-plus years of readership I won’t renew my Washington Post subscription
My brother and I read a lot growing up. Our Dad, a bomb-designing nuclear engineer with the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), purchased our first television the day after we graduated from high school. Yes, there was a statement therein regarding his opinion of a pernicious distraction from our academic pursuits. I can’t imagine what he […]
OPINION: Pathways for future scientists are becoming scarce, threatening a strong and innovative workforce
If we want a scientific workforce capable of addressing the challenges we face, we must invest in scientists long before they become scientists. That means expanding research opportunities, supporting students early and building trust with communities.
Over hot plates and politics, diners divided on Trump's Fort Bragg visit
At the Rainbow Restaurant in Fayetteville, diners served up differing opinions on President Trump's Fort Bragg visit.
Opinion: For a meaningful retirement, stay engaged by substitute teaching
Retirement sounds perfect — no meetings, no deadlines, no office politics. I first tried it at 65. That was a decade ago. I failed — repeatedly.Short-term projects were too interesting to pass up. And while my breaks between assignments were relaxing, I wasn’t ready to disengage entirely. I enjoyed the freedom retirement offered, yet I still craved structure, purpose, and a sense of contribution.Now I’ve found an option that comes surprisingly close to the best of both worlds: substitute teaching.
Opinion | DEI Is a Threat to Americans’ Health
The Trump administration should seek to establish an alternative accreditor for medical schools.
WisOpinion: 'The Insiders' discuss how election-year politics may shape plans for Wisconsin's $2.5B surplus
The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss how the 2026 legislative elections will shape plans to spend Wisconsin's $2.5 billion budget surplus. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G.Thompson Center on Public Leadership.
Gallup ends its presidential tracking poll, the latest shift in the public opinion landscape
Gallup, one of the country’s most well-known polling firms, announced Wednesday that they will no longer track presidential approval or favorability of political figures. The move ends the longest-running continuous effort to track US opinion of the nation’s president, dating back to the tenure of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the late 1930s .
Vance: Olympians ‘not there to pop off about politics’
Vice President Vance thinks U.S. Olympic athletes should focus on competing for medals and keep their political opinions to themselves. “You’re not there to pop off about politics,̶…
Opinion | Modernizing these laws could expand access to health care for millions
Pharmacists in many states remain legally prohibited from providing care they are trained to deliver.
Opinion | Affordability and the ‘Epstein Class’ Will Define American Politics
The fight over inequality will define the 21st century.
Opinion | We small-business owners urge Congress to help end the madness of Operation Metro Surge
"We call on [Congress] to denounce the Trump administration’s retribution campaign against Minnesota and its attempts to consolidate power by negating the rights afforded us by the U.S. Constitution," the writers say.
WSU guest opinion: Step into our shared science community this week
I should begin by making sure you know at least this much: The College of Science will host its annual Science Open House this Friday from 6–9 p.m. at Weber State University in the Tracy Hall Science Center. It’s a free event that pools together the marvelous energies of our faculty, staff and students. In […]
Opinion | The Left Needs a Sharper A.I. Politics
The future may put progressive theories of work and human nature to the test.
Opinion | Olympians, leave politics at home
Readers on the Olympics, Football prayer, Billie Eilish’s Land acknowledgement, Sonny Jurgensen and more.
How — and why — to keep politics out of the office
Never assume that your work colleague shares your opinions on politics, our guest columnist writes along with seven golden rules for keeping the workplace conflict-free.
Japan's Takaichi to pursue conservative agenda after election landslide
Japan's first female Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, brought the ruling Liberal Democratic Party its biggest-ever electoral victory, fueling her ambitions to pursue to a political agenda which she says could "split public opinion."
Opinion | Music Softens the Hard Reality of Politics
Budapest Festival Orchestra conductor Iván Fischer wants his work to bridge the distance between the U.S. and Europe.
Decent or disastrous? Starmer’s judgment and leadership divide opinion
Letters: Readers respond to a piece by Polly Toynbee in which she says she cannot understand the reason for this level of public dislike
OPINION: America’s runaway sports betting obsession ensures that ‘Everybody Loses’
OPINION: America’s runaway sports betting obsession ensures that ‘Everybody Loses.' Read more at The Nevada Independent.
Opinion | Peter Attia, the Epstein Files and the Lie Propping Up Big Wellness
Health influencers sell themselves as iconoclasts, but many have cozy, uncritical relationships with the rich and powerful.
Opinion | The powerful, personal politics of America's Olympic 'Blade Angels'
Hannah Holland: In a sport still largely defined by traditional, narrow ideas of femininity and grace, Alysa Liu and Amber Glenn are not stereotypical figure skaters.
Opinion | Lincoln as you’ve never known him
Matthew Pinsker reveals how the 16th president carefully built a partisan base essential to his rise.
Opinion | The parents and coaches who have ruined youth sports
How to fix youth sports, the jobs market and the tax system, in readers’ eyes.
Watch The Entertainment Industry’s Trump Divide
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show could be yet another example of the growing divide over Trump in the entertainment industry, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Ronald Brownstein says.
Opinion | How sports are defying secularization
The Super Bowl shows how football and faith have become intertwined.
In the Bay Area, sticking to sports is impossible with Super Bowl LX
OPINION NEWSLETTER: The backlash over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show is part of the overflow of politics into sports.
Ethics Opinion 1291: Participation in an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) - New York State Bar Association
Opinion 1291 (01/30/2026) Topic: Participation in an Alternative Business Structure (ABS) Digest: A New York lawyer may hold a financial interest in an ABS which renders legal services in a jurisdiction where such provision of legal services is permitted. A New York lawyer may have a contractual relationship with such an entity pursuant to which
Jim Cramer on Sphere Entertainment: “It’s Really Pretty Amazing”
Sphere Entertainment Co. (NYSE:SPHR) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer shared his opinion on. During the lightning round, a caller asked about the stock, and Cramer replied: I think Sphere’s great. We did, you know, Ben and I did, we did a piece on Sphere, and we felt really, really good about it. We’re […]
Opinion | A Taxpayer Revolt Could Shake Up Oregon Politics
Nearly 200,000 Oregonians signed a petition to put a tax-repeal proposal on the ballot.
Opinion | How Trump can buy some global climate sanity for less than $2 million
The IPCC’s rigor keeps a lid on alarmism. The U.S. is needed to make sure that doesn’t change.
Opinion: Who really pays for business tax cuts in New Hampshire?
Discover the potential consequences of a proposed Business Enterprise Tax cut in New Hampshire, including budget strain and minimal benefits for businesses.
Interventional cardiologists take on angiography-derived physiology in new expert opinion
ADP offers care teams multiple benefits not seen with traditional wire-based physiologic assessments. A roundtable of 17 expert clinicians discussed the topic at length, and their findings were used to develop a new manuscript published in JSCAI.
Colorado’s reintroduction of wolverines is based on science not the ballot box biology that got us wolves(Opinion)
Earlier this month, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) released the Colorado Wolverine Restoration Plan, one of the final steps required by law to reestablish a wolverine population in the state…
Opinion | We’ve been shoved down. Small business shows how we get back up.
Staring down an existential threat, small Twin Cities businesses like Modern Times and Pho 79 are meeting the moment, Adair Mosley writes.
Opinion: Small choices, local impact: Showing up for Alaska’s small businesses
What empty tables say about the fragile state of Alaska’s small businesses.
Opinion: Jose Aldo is still the featherweight GOAT. For now.
In this week’s mailbag, I got a question that has been a hot topic since Alexander Volkanovski defeated Diego Lopes on Saturday at UFC 325 to defend his featherweight title: Who is the featherweight GOAT? I started to answer it for the mailbag, but then it spiraled, so I figured I’d address this on its […]
Opinion | How a Conservative Texas District Rejected the Politics of Division
Many Americans are growing both exhausted and frightened by Trump’s scorched-earth, hyperpartisan, fire-ready-aim approach to the presidency.
‘Intrusion of politics’: Pakistan’s boycott of India game divides opinion
Ex-players and politicians criticise the politicisation of cricket and urge the ICC to step in and mend ties.
Opinion | Political Chains, TACO, or the Art of the Deal?
He opens big, then whittles down.
Opinion: A vision for health care transformation in Alaska
The heart of it: Improved access to care.
This IG Page Collects Funny Dating App Screenshots And These 43 Are The Best
People say that dating is hell nowadays. But after you look at these hilarious interactions on Hinge, you might change your opinion. There's no shortage of funny people on dating apps, and Bored Padna has collected the most interesting screenshots of unhinged and sweet chats to show you that not all has been lost in the dating scene. Fails, Funny
Opinion | Flirting is trickier than ever. Here’s how to approach it.
Dating and politics, in readers’ eyes.
Opinion | In Science We Trust. Or Do We?
Readers respond to a guest essay about the methods and reliability of science. Also: Opioid addiction; judges and presidents; cursive writing.
Opinion | The Wyoming Business Council debate is missing one big piece
Wyomingites stand to lose much more than just a line item in the budget, writes the Wyoming Women’s Business Center Board of Directors.
How scientists are making the power of invisibility a reality
“In my opinion, invisibility is no longer a science fiction concept.”
Columnist says ‘socialism can't succeed anywhere’ amid Venezuela’s political turmoil
Washington Post opinion columnist Carine Hajjar joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss Venezuela’s economic unraveling and its political future after U.S. forces captured Nicolas Maduro.
Opinion | A ‘Fringe Epidemiologist’ on What’s Wrong With Public Health
Jay Bhattacharya, the N.I.H. director, says authorities broke the public’s trust in the Covid era. Now it’s up to outsiders to restore it.
Opinion | A ‘Fringe Epidemiologist’ on What’s Wrong With Public Health
Jay Bhattacharya, the N.I.H. director, says authorities broke the public’s trust in the Covid era. Now it’s up to outsiders to restore it.
Opinion: Colorado’s plan to cut sexual health education funding would erase real gains for rural students
The statewide program is a key element in Colorado’s commitment to support the mental health and well-being of our young people.
Opinion | A defense of business leaders’ pragmatic letter about the events in Minnesota
"Maybe public vitriol isn’t the measure by which to judge the words of business leaders in today’s world and with this president," Tom Horner writes.
Opinion | When Conservative Politics Hit Cash-Starved Universities
If college education is merely a transaction, educators — and facts — are vulnerable.
How MAHA Exploits the Flaws of Modern Science
Opinion | The weaknesses in science’s processes have been weaponized against it. It’s time to confront those flaws and fix them.
‘Out of Bounds: The Sports Betting Boom’ Review: Gambling on Every Game
A documentary on Vice highlights the serious risks and potential for scandal that have come with the rise of the sports-wagering industry.
Full-length Replay: The Herd with Colin Cowherd
Colin Cowherd gives authentic opinions on the biggest sports stories of the day.
Broncos vs. Patriots: The ‘No Bull’ Playoff Review
No Bull thoughts, opinions, and analysis on the Denver Broncos final game of the 2025 NFL season
Opinion | Trump Is Only Part of the Great Power Struggle
Why the competition for, and control of, energy resources is central to global politics.
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Opinion | Ro and Our New Health Sherpas
Direct-to-consumer medical companies could revolutionize the industry.
Opinion | The major problem with clickbait science news
Taiwan’s silicon shield, the scientific process and house burping, in readers’ eyes.
Opinion | Bill Foege’s optimism helped save the world from smallpox
His design of “surveillance-containment” changed the course of public health strategy.
Opinion: Oregon is ambling toward a health care implosion
The infrastructure of our health care system is beginning to crumble and we haven’t fully grasped the gravity of the situation, former Gov. John Kitzhaber writes. If we are to avoid system collapse, we must get past partisanship and work on a long-term solution.
Opinion | What Science Tells Us About Arguing With Your Father-in-Law
It’s rarely been harder to disagree politically — but social science suggests ways to have constructive conversations across ideological divides.
Opinion: A bright spot in Alaska’s politics
Alaska is leading the way to a more reasonable approach to governing.
Opinion | Measles as a ‘Cost of Doing Business’
RFK Jr.’s deputy at the CDC dismisses the latest disease outbreak.
Florida's Black lawmakers denounce attorney general's opinion as damaging political stunt
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An opinion by Florida's Republican attorney general calling into question the constitutionality of dozens of state laws which support minority contracting and promote diverse appointments ignores that racial discrimination still exists and could harm the state's Black residen...
Opinion - A golden age of celestial science — if we choose to build it
These are missions only NASA can lead. Everything else should go to partners who can deliver faster and cheaper.
Opinion | The curse of purity in Iranian politics
Time and again, idealism untethered from reality has brought ruin to Iran.
Opinion | The Health Care Diaries of Five Americans
We heard from 300 people about what they are paying in health insurance premiums after Affordable Care Act subsidies expired.
New study reveals political affiliations of pro athletes
A new study offers insight into the political affiliation of professional athletes, showing a wide spectrum of opinions on current events across different sports. The VoteHub study found 53 percent…
Opinion | Trump’s Politics Are Not America First. They’re Me First.
Donald Trump is the most un-American president in our history. And in his second term, there is no one to constrain his un-American impulses.
Opinion: What ‘Steal a Brainrot’ means for the future of youth entertainment
When you Google “Steal a Brainrot,” it’s hard to discern which sources are credible — largely because I’ve never played and have no barometer for what is accurate, but also because there are no peer-reviewed secondary sources on the game. There is no concrete documentation informing the mechanics of “Steal a Brainrot” besides “Brainrot Wiki”...
Supreme Court keeps nation waiting on Trump tariff decision, releases 3 lower-profile opinions
The Supreme Court leaves Trump tariff challenge unresolved while delivering three rulings in lower-profile cases.
Opinion
Few cities in America can match Portland’s scenic beauty. Few have an uglier political landscape.
Opinion | To Beat White Identity Politics, End Democratic Racial Politics
The way Democrats invoke race in politics is making it difficult to face off with an increasingly white nationalist G.O.P.
Texas AG Paxton issues anti-DEI opinion
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued legal guidance, declaring many DEI programs in public and private spaces unconstitutional.