Commentary

Comment: Musk resigns, a Democratic House and other predictions

The author called Biden’s departure from the campaign last year. What will he get right this year?

 

Comment: Trump didn’t drain swamp; he just added new creatures

Chief among the self-dealing critters is Elon Musk and conflicts of interest, invisible to Trump.

 

Comment: Noem as Homeland chief gambles on U.S. security

The North Dakota governor and culture warrior’s thin resume means she will have a steep learning curve.

 

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Comment: To beat the daily grind, put some thought into it

A philosopher offers three tips for renewing interest in a life that’s fallen into the same-old routine.

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Comment: Drug-pricing program’s benefits often diverted

Reforms are needed to make sure savings benefit low-income families, and not health care providers.

Comment: State policy on trust lands strikes right balance

Anti-forestry groups have made incorrect claims that the state can’t harvest older stands of trees.

Comment: State’s lawmakers have selves to blame for budget hole

Rather than impose tax increases, lawmakers should follow other states’ lead on taxpayer rebates.

Comment: Expect Trump, Musk to scale back consumer protections

A consumer protection agency could be scuttled, but a retirement accounts plan may get a refresh.

Comment: Trump’s cruel immigration plans will fail America

He will find some plans blocked by law, and if he succeeds businesses will fail and prices will rise.

Comment: Regardless of faith, celebrate a season of lights

As Christmas and Hanukkah coincide, it seems time for everyone to let there be holiday lights.

Comment: Are 2 reindeers’ names a clue as to who wrote classic?

Donner and Blitzen – or Dunder and Blixem – might know who wrote ‘The Night Before Christmas”.

The sun comes through trees in New York on Dec. 19, 2024. (Balarama Heller/The New York Times)

Brooks: Faith is nothing like I thought it would be

I’ve learned and relearned a startling truth; faith is about yearning but it’s not about striving.

The sun comes through trees in New York on Dec. 19, 2024. (Balarama Heller/The New York Times)

Comment: There isn’t a war on Christmas; there are several

A look at the continual posturing and lawsuits over how we spread cheer and jeers over the same thoughts.

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Comment: Why ‘A Charlie Brown Cristmas’ almost didn’t air

Just like Charlie Brown’s spindly tree, the animated special was almost rejected by TV executives.

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Comment: Lab breakthrough could make IVF less of an ordeal

The new egg maturation method could cut the length of hormone shots and lessen their side effects.

FILE -- A pharmacy in Rohnert Park, Calif., Sept. 17, 2015. Federal regulators spent billions of dollars to avoid a spike in costs for older Americans that could have been politically damaging to the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris. (Ramin Rahimian/The New York Times)

Comment: Why patients are losing patience

Here are five of the most frustrating health insurer tactics and what’s keeping them in place.

FILE -- A pharmacy in Rohnert Park, Calif., Sept. 17, 2015. Federal regulators spent billions of dollars to avoid a spike in costs for older Americans that could have been politically damaging to the presidential campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris. (Ramin Rahimian/The New York Times)

Comment: App store accountability would aid parent’s oversight

The proposed law would require age verification before apps could be downloaded onto youths’ phones.

Comment: Red ribbons for Christmas, yes; red tape, no

Federal and state lawmakers need to rein in the plethora of regulations strangling the economy.

Comment: Sale of your doctor’s practice could cost you more

Hospitals are using a loophole to buy up practices, allowing them to charge more for the same service.

Comment: Carbon capture’s problem is it takes too many trees

To meet all nations’ carbon-capture pledges you’d have to convert the entire U.S. into a giant forest.