Opinion

Accelerating vaccinations would reduce the likelihood of new pandemic surges that might otherwise erupt among unvaccinated populations.

The next catastrophe could be caused by the deliberate misuse of the tools of modern biology or a laboratory accident. 

The American economy would be better off if the whole deal was scrapped and more avenues for greater private investment in infrastructure were created while increasing our overall economic freedom by cutting taxes and lowering spending. 

Now is the time to correct some of the staggering inequities that have only worsened throughout the pandemic

After 25 years, there are no rules of engagement for malicious activity, and no definitions of what digital behavior constitutes criminal behavior or an act of war. 

The U.S. has relied on the private sector as the frontline of cybersecurity defenses without imposing commonsense, mandatory standards.

At its core, the Biden administration’s multilateral strategy depends upon securing a meaningful return on investment for U.S. taxpayers. After 500,000 needless deaths, exercising checkbook diplomacy at the WHO is as good a test case as any.

We all share the same goals: combatting climate change and eliminating plastic waste. But accomplishing these aims will require more than slogans and snappy bill titles. Particularly when those titles obscure regressive legislation.

The Arctic as a whole has been warming two to three times faster than the rest of the world.

President Biden’s EPA budget request for fiscal 2022 takes a huge step toward meeting the challenges associated with protecting the nation's air, land and water.

Federal police at various agencies, already entitled to qualified immunity, often have absolute immunity as well — and should not.

For stealing a human life, Chauvin’s lawyer, Eric Nelson, feels Chauvin should get no time at all.

Thousands of individuals and families living in dozens of counties across America have somehow managed to fight off forces of discord and promote political tolerance.

The Democratic left would be would be well advised to lay low.

Confiscatory tax policies make citizens worse off overall in the name of redistributing resources from the wealthy to the poor.

When Congress is up for grabs, midterm elections historically are a referendum on a president’s first two years in office.

Meaningful tests aside, how could California's Reparations Task Force make reparations happen in a way that is efficient and fair?

More than 155 years after slavery's abolition, a state finally has acknowledged responsibility in the treatment of Black Americans.

Garland has reached the same conclusion as his predecessor on several points of law thus far — which legal and media experts once denounced.

The state’s Supreme Court will weigh in on the governor’s continued use of outlawed emergency powers.

We cannot risk becoming hypocrites in the world, leaving our competitors like Russia and China to define the global standard of behavior. 

Viewing Colombian law enforcement through the lens of U.S. domestic politics would be profoundly unwise.

Either China is engaging in an elaborate disinformation campaign, or it is genuinely perplexed by phenomena it cannot explain.

It’s time we stop dismissing Trump loyalists and their outrageous bombast.

More people will now be waiting inside the U.S. — usually anywhere they like — for as long as two and a half years or more.

The immigration challenge facing the United States today is defined less by facts than by the political protagonists on either side of the issue.

NASA is already so impressed by the Starship that it has contracted SpaceX to build a lunar-landing version of it to return astronauts to the moon as early as 2024. 

Enabling the “missing millions” to participate in U.S. STEM isn’t just a path to establishing equity; it is the path to restoring U.S. competitiveness in science and technology.

They are putting an end to advanced math in grades K-10.

The combination of autonomy, accountability and choice creates a competitive dynamic, changing the incentives and governance arrangements of K-12 education.