Opinion

While we may not know how long this pandemic will last, we do know that leaders in Washington must focus on rebuilding our economy. 

Wealthy folks like us don’t need another handout, but millions of families throughout our nation do need a fully funded, fully functioning government.

Rent control, while not a cure-all for the housing crisis, is a key component of any serious program to address the high cost of living.

Patent trolls have figured out that petitioning the ITC to investigate intellectual property (IP) infringement can yield particularly rich gains, because unlike a court case, the unusual statute governing the ITC creates an overwhelming threat to a respondent company’s entire business if an investigation is launched.

There are far too many unknowns and imponderables to predict with certainty how well or badly AUKUS will evolve.

By diminishing the Taliban’s narrative, brand and funding, the U.S. can have an impact on what happens next in Afghanistan. 

For all the talk of President Biden’s “relentless diplomacy,” he has a funny way of showing America’s allies and partners that he has their backs.

There are some spectacularly bad ideas about trade policy being floated that, for all our sakes, should be smacked down, pronto.

Manchin is asking the right question: Is a bill touted as an investment plan actually going to be used for investment spending?

Passage of the big and bold Build Back Better plan would continue and even extend the recovery that’s already started.

We have an unprecedented opportunity to create healthy, safe places for all young children to spend time daily.

Bizarre technicalities of OSHA’s authority across states drastically limits coverage for schools.

A transition to green energy can also help to achieve numerous Sustainable Development Goals.

An energy crisis across Europe is foreshadowing what may happen as America looks to achieve net-zero carbon emissions and meet the goals of the Paris Accord.

There are difficult choices ahead over where and how to allocate vaccine doses in the months to come.

Congress and the Biden administration have the opportunity to break the feast and famine cycle of public health funding.

Biden is under great pressure to help the Haitians instead of sending them back to Haiti.

Policies and practices President Biden denounced on the campaign trail are now becoming his legacy. 

Can you “ensure equal educational opportunities” without cross-examination that seeks the truth on both sides?

The court struck down North Carolina’s voter identification law because it had a disproportionate impact on minority groups.

Even the best data can’t reveal honesty, the depth of one’s belief or how “sincerely held” a person’s religious views are.

As President Biden sets his sights on the next three years of his administration, we encourage him to turn his attention to repairing divisions here at home through national service.

The fate of President Biden’s agenda (and perhaps his presidency) as well as the economic wellbeing of millions of Americans is at stake.

This eludes Justice Amy Coney Barrett.

The FBI had the allegations and sat on them for a year; during that time, between 70 and 120 more girls were sexually abused.

The bureau needs to investigate what happened in its Indianapolis office and follow even embarrassing evidence, wherever it leads.

In recent years, researchers and journalists have exposed how algorithmic systems used by courts, police, education departments, welfare agencies and other government bodies are rife with errors and biases.

We clearly need a United States Cyber Force to stop disasters from happening in the first place.

The IT industry today approaches cybersecurity with a defeatist attitude about the inevitability of breach.