Peter Roff

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Collage in which Donald Trump, left, points up and at the camera, and Puerto Rico's flag, right.

Someone needs to be fired: Puerto Rico’s $6 billion energy corruption demands Trump’s action

Peter Roff · September 26, 2026 9:00 am

An American flag waves in front of the Supreme Court

Don’t let foreign money turn our courts into a jackpot machine

Peter Roff · July 9, 2026 10:00 am

Texas quarterback Arch Manning.

Don’t let the Senate make a bigger mess of college sports

Peter Roff · June 17, 2026 10:00 am

The federal government recovered about $1 billion less in healthcare fraud and waste investigations in 2014 compared to the year before. (iStock Photo)

Fight federal healthcare fraud — but do it compassionately

Peter Roff · June 3, 2026 10:00 am

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary.

Trump to fire Marty Makary? It’s about time for change at FDA

Peter Roff · May 12, 2026 7:00 am

In this Feb. 7, 2013 file photo, a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier gathers mail to load into his truck before making his delivery run in the East Atlanta neighborhood in Atlanta. As consumers demand ever-quicker and convenient package delivery, the U.S. Postal Service wants to boost its business this holiday season by offering what few e-commerce retailers can provide: cheap next-day service with packages delivered Sundays to your home.

What to do about the US Postal Service

Peter Roff · June 1, 2020 4:00 am

In this photo released by the Nigeria State House, Nigeria's incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, of the All Progressives Congress party, speaks as he was declared the winner of the just concluded Presidential election in Abuja Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019.

Nigeria on the edge

Peter Roff · April 17, 2019 4:00 am

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, an Amazon.com package is prepared for shipment by a United Parcel Service (UPS) driver in Palo Alto, Calif. States could force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes under a bill that the Senate advanced on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Energy and Environment

Put corn on your plate, not in your tank

Peter Roff · January 22, 2019 5:00 am

Partial view of a Chevy Volt electric vehicle on display during a National Plug In Day event.

Don’t extend the electric vehicle tax break; end it

Peter Roff · November 29, 2018 5:00 am

President Trump speaks during a meeting with automotive executives in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington. From left, Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt, Ford CEO James Hackett, Trump, and White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow.

Energy and Environment

Trump’s plan to save the auto industry

Peter Roff · June 8, 2018 4:00 am

Local governments in California recently sued 18 energy companies claiming the threat of rising sea levels in future years present a substantial risk to their communities. But the stark disparity between what these local governments alleged in their lawsuits and what they disclosed to their own bond investors hints that they, too, have systematically misled investors. And as a matter of principle, the proper place to settle political and policy disputes like this is in the electoral arena, not a court of law. (AP Photo/John Antczak)

Energy and Environment

Telling tales on climate change

Peter Roff · January 28, 2018 5:01 am

Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency is taking the lead on putting an end to the practice known as "sue and settle," by which all kinds of organizations are able to get through regulation what they could not get through legislation. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Trump administration ending ‘sue and settle’ is an important first step

Peter Roff · October 18, 2017 4:01 am