A political rule of thumb is that candidates should never offend a large group of voters, especially close to an election. Harris ignored that rule, not once, but twice last week. First, she disrespected the annual Al Smith dinner in New York, which raises money for Catholic charities and ...

With the election upon us, many voters are focused on Donald Trump’s unravelling mental state and his radical plans to kill off the democracy. But there should be space to recall his scams victimizing ordinary people and his joy in pulling them off. That speaks to character. Trump’s ...

In her 2021 book “Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy,” journalist Batya Ungar-Sargon argued that arrogance and addiction to political fashion has tanked Americans’ faith in the news media. There’s reason to think she’s right. Former National Public Radio editor Uri ...

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris keep making new promises. Trump fans applauded when he said he’ll eliminate taxes on tips. Then Harris proposed that, too. Her audience applauded. Trump then proposed not taxing overtime. More applause. But narrow tax exemptions are bad policy. In my new ...

There used to be a time when Republican elected officials and candidates shied away from talking about trans issues. They didn’t want to appear extreme or intolerant. Why bother wading into a fraught cultural issue when there were so many other things to talk about? Deferring to “medical ...

Since crossing the Golden Gate Bridge running away from a wrecked home, I’ve taken to life on my own. I come and go as I please. I pursue plans and projects to my heart’s content and can hear myself think. Then when Girlfriend — my cat — came into my life, it seemed complete. The gray ...