Op-Eds

President Donald Trump talks to reporters during a tour of White House Ballroom construction.

Trump blames everyone but himself. So what else is new?

Eric Wargotz · November 7, 2026 1:00 pm

A Social Security card. U.S. Treasury note, and $100 bill lie atop an American flag.

Social Security’s dirty secret: You weren’t supposed to live long enough to collect it

Bill Clinton deposition with House Oversight over their Jeffrey Epstein investigation on Feb. 27, 2026.

Clinton and Gingrich found common ground. Washington must again

Elon Musk James Talarico

Talarico reaches out to Elon Musk — but he’s no born-again MAGA

A woman holds an Israeli flag while walking down Fifth Avenue during the Israel Day Parade, Sunday, May 31, 2026, in New York.

Israel’s greatest strength is its people. Investing in them is investing in its future

Diploma and graduation cap are pictured on a white flat surface.

The diploma outvoted the paycheck

Jeffrey Janik November 7, 2026 6:00 am

Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, founder and leader of the Georgian Dream party, greets demonstrators during a rally in support of "Russian law."

Under Bidzina Ivanishvili, Georgian Dream slowly consumes itself

Ani Chkhikvadze November 6, 2026 2:14 pm

FILE - The U. S. Department of Commerce building is seen in Washington, Dec. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

The race for federal zones starts in the statehouses

Stephen Hollingshead November 6, 2026 11:00 am

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The Israeli elections prove Netanyahu’s political prowess

Daniel J. Samet November 6, 2026 10:51 am

The seal is seen at the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington.

The VA already solved part of rural America’s health crisis

David J. Shulkin November 6, 2026 10:00 am

Photo shows the headquarters of the Internal Revenue Service in Washington. The Trump administration has settled lawsuits with dozens of tea party groups who said they received extra, often burdensome scrutiny when applying for tax-exempt status. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

The election is over. The clock is ticking to protect taxpayers from a politicized IRS

Chuck Flint November 6, 2026 10:00 am

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Texas state Rep. James Talarico speaks at a food drive.

Youth killed Texas Republicans

Abigail Ingram November 6, 2026 9:00 am

Collage of Donald Trump pointing toward camera and the Puerto Rican Flag.

Trump must give independence to Puerto Rico before Democrats add five members of Congress

Jose Lev Alvarez November 6, 2026 8:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks.

Trump’s big wake-up call: ‘All politics is local’

Tom Williams November 6, 2026 8:00 am

Vice President JD Vance delivers remarks at a midterm campaign rally.

Vance is blaming Israel for the midterm wipeout his fringe allies wanted

Jeffrey Lax November 6, 2026 8:00 am

President Donald Trump speaks.

The Republicans take the court as the Washington Generals

Andrew Moore November 6, 2026 8:00 am

President Donald Trump greets Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a campaign rally at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in Lubbock, Texas.

Vance, Rubio, DeSantis, and the battle for 2028

Mendi Glik November 6, 2026 7:00 am