Opinion & Essay

It's great that Jeff Flake stood up to Donald Trump's serial lies and dangerous toxicity, but, lest we forget our history, Flake's act was not unprecedented.

Some days I entertain the insane thought that, if it weren’t for Henry Kissinger helping to prolong the Vietnam War, I wouldn’t have been born.

Jeff Flake's profile in courage comes with a big caveat.

We accepted that we were free to choose our life’s direction and obligated to choose morally, but our choices were all so unpalatable. There was no exit, no honorable option.

New Jersey’s public pension and health-benefit system is a looming disaster that threatens the future of the state.

If Martin Luther King Jr. were to spend the night now in the second floor Camden bedroom where he reportedly stayed as a seminary student ...

It's not easy for a right-wing playpen to rid itself of a misogynist culture rooted in the 1950s.

The simplicity of the concept of building a wall to keep out undesirable things is unmistakable.

Populism is in the air, from Mr. Trump’s wild ride, to Brexit, to electoral challenges across Europe. But what is it?

The lowest moment of Trump's latest Gold Star misfire came on Friday when his mouthpiece decreed from a White House podium that military brass should be exempt from scrutiny.

Pennsylvania Republicans serving on the House Climate Solutions Caucus have voted against legislation that would fight climate change.

In a one-man show filled with ideas, Aaron Davidman takes on the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians and examines as many sides as he can find.

When did being kind become so unusual that it deserves national news coverage?

The Vietnam War impacted much more than its name implies. For people like my parents, we don’t talk about it. Like the American public, we’ve just accepted what’s been said.