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Welch: Latest state tax proposals threaten jobs and economy

Using fear of budget cuts, state lawmakers are taking the easy route with damaging tax increases.

 

Douthat: Trump’s Signalgate denials not impressing non-MAGA

Even 60 percent of Republicans polled said the scandal was a serious one.

 

Kristof: Violence surrounds detention of Oscar-winning filmmaker

The Palestinian’s ‘No Other Land’ won accolades. In his West Bank home, he was attacked.

 

Schwab: Everywhere one looks, bullying, denial, illegal acts

This is how a democracy is dismantled if the good do not associate, as Edmund Burke advised.

Douthat: ‘Oligarchy’ is not target Democrats should aim at

Their beef is more one of ideology than of class, as the oligarchs have gone where the wind blows.

Burke: If Canada won’t join U.S., our state could look north

There are more pluses than minuses to becoming the 11th province, including an easy-to-sing anthem.

French: Hegseth’s carelessness calls for his resignation

An encrypted chat among Pentagon and other officials was unwittingly shared with a reporter.

Friedman: I don’t believe a word Trump, Putin say on Ukraine

Trump has yet to be clear about what he thinks “peace” would look like for Ukraine and Russia.

Kristof: What can continued carnage in Gaza passibly achieve?

A resumption of air assaults are adding to the death toll, with no plan for what happens after.

Goldberg: Meta tries to silence account of its ‘Lethal Carelessness’

The company is suing its author, a former insider; that should only encourage sales of the book.

Kristof: America making Sudan’s humanitarian crisis worse

Amid a civil war, it’s pulled food aid and is silent about U.A.E.’s backing of a violent rebel group.

Schwab: Trump’s one-day dictatorship now day after day

With congressional Republicans cowed and Democrats without feck, who’s left to stand for the republic.

Welch: Lawmakers ignore needs of families with disabled kids

Two bills would have offered financial assistance to families providing home care. Neither survived.

Friedman: Rule of law is on the line in Israel and the U.S.

Both Trump and Netanyahu appear poised to force constitutional crises in their quests for power.

Collins: How well have you followed Trump 2.0’s initial days?

Honestly, if you get a perfect score, why have you not already applied for Canadian citizenship?

Polgreen: ‘A kind of vandalism’ threatens the First Amendment

There’s a message in the arrest of a legal resident who protested for Gaza: you have no right to speak.

Schwab: Drugs or narcissism, Trump, Musk outcome no different

Callous firings. Weird insults. Rejection of empathy. Flip-flopping on decisions. This isn’t normal.

Stephens: None of this is likely to end well for democracy

Off-again, on-again tariffs. Insulting allies. Turning our backs on NATO and Ukraine. What will it accomplish?

Goldberg: Student’s arrest for protest mirrors Red Scare days

Green card holders are afforded the same speech rights as citizens, meaning anyone could be at risk.

Burke: Got my bearings back, but bracing for impact

I’ve been watching the early weeks of Trump 2.0. It’s a slo-mo shipwreck that can’t easily be avoided.