Opinion

The last real war the U.S. won, World War II, was more than three-quarters of a century ago. How could that be?

Washington’s cognitive dissonance on the nuclear issue has been on display for months.

Because of China’s economic, military and diplomatic power, it will take wise, courageous leadership to resolve the human rights problem.

A lighthearted, Reagan-style question or comment about UFOs from Biden may yield a surprising response from the Russian leader.

America has a recovered economy with strong overall growth and record job openings, but high official unemployment and even higher real unemployment. Truly an oxymoron.

It’s not illegal for billionaires to try to lower their taxes, but it’s unpatriotic for them to benefit from all the advantages this country offers — and then seek to pay no taxes at all. 

The United States Supreme Court, more than 100 years ago, ruled that the public health power of government extends to mandating vaccines against highly communicable and often lethal diseases.

Contrary to what some scaremongering activists would have you believe, the Hyde Amendment allows federal tax dollars to fund abortion under limited circumstances.

Our two bipartisan bills provide a solid path forward for the future that enables the whole of the federal research enterprise to flourish for decades to come.

I will come down squarely on the side of Yogi Berra and urge both parties to take the best road for the country.

He should assume that the vast majority of Republicans have no intention of getting to yes.

President Biden’s budget requests carte blanche funding for two international organizations that advocate for abortion — a clear violation of international neutrality on abortion.  

Increasing the debt burden on our nation’s children is just one way that progressive Democrats have turned their backs on the littlest among us.

Around a decade after Sputnik, we had clearly caught up and decisively won this technological, landing a man on the moon.  

For the sake of public safety, we can’t continue to insist that ATF tackle 21st century crimes with 20th century resources.

Historically, the problem of child sexual abuse has been approached with a scattershot of programs and policies.

It’s time to ensure that the communities that suffer from both job losses and decades of pollution have their chance to rise.

How much hydrogen, and where and how we produce and use it are important questions that need to be addressed.

We cannot continue to allow misinformation and myths to seep into our courtrooms and legislatures.

OPINION: The threat is real as we look ahead to the next presidential contest. 

Beijing’s favored narrative that America is too politically divided and feckless to respond to its challenge will steadily weaken if our lawmakers continue to work across the aisle to strengthen our nation for this long-haul competition.

Authoritarians are increasingly targeting the press, and threats to democracies often start with undermining or eliminating independent media.

If Biden is going to let them into the U.S., he should at least test them for COVID-19 before releasing them.

Focus less airtime and ink on the "who, what, when and where," and start asking more about "how and why." 

Many government agencies already have had to deal with being breached from the inside.

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. 

I'm very disappointed with the decision to demonize LGBT police officers, some of the most courageous and effective opponents of homophobia.

A new Gallup poll shows that we are headed in the right direction — indeed, that the movement probably can’t be stopped.

As the general counsel for the Times, I wanted the Supreme Court to adopt a grand, overarching test for the First Amendment

Consensus has been breaking out on a court that is supposed to be “too partisan and unbalanced to trust.”