Tag: OpinionDigest

Human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell, right, demonstrates with others against the decision by Anglican Primates to punish pro-gay equality churches in North America, in front of the Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, England, Friday, on Jan. 15. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Taking offense is a kind of conspicuous consumption

Dan Hannan · February 22, 2016 5:02 am

Marco Rubio, Donald Trump, Ben Carson and Ted Cruz all have plausible paths to the nomination or at least to an open convention. (AP File Photo/Morry Gash)

Why I’m putting away my political crystal ball

Hugh Hewitt · February 21, 2016 10:00 pm

We have proof of concept that it is possible to wipe out the Aedes mosquito, at least for a period of years to decades. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

Zika’s march through the Americas

Peter J · February 19, 2016 5:02 am

"Sweden is needed in the UN Security Council," wrote Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom in an op-ed. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Sweden’s U.N. bid to nowhere

Annika Hernroth-Rothstein · February 19, 2016 5:02 am

While unprecedented, in some important regards Trumpism represents a return to the norm. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Beltway Confidential

Does Trump spell the end of our brief era of ideology?

Timothy P. Carney · February 18, 2016 11:05 pm

Obama complained about how every presidential nomination is now contested, an example of how "the venom and rancor in Washington has prevented us from getting basic work done." (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Confirmation fights got bitter because government got bigger

Philip Klein · February 18, 2016 10:14 pm

Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., is pushing for passage of the Workplace Advancement Act. (AP File Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

A bipartisan way forward on equal pay

Sen. Deb Fischer · February 18, 2016 5:03 am

In 1996 cable systems made it virtually impossible to enter, and in 2016 the outdated cable box model continues to exert massive control over what kind of video programming African Americans can watch on their televisions. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Unlocking the cable box will help minority programming to thrive

Stephen Davis · February 18, 2016 5:02 am

Increased concern about electability would help Marco Rubio and hurt Donald Trump, and could bolster Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Who will win the electability vote?

Michael Barone · February 17, 2016 10:31 pm

In 2003, as part of an initiative launched by a Cruz-led Task Force, the FTC filed suit against the South Carolina State Board of Dentistry. (AP Photo/Harry Cabluck)

Ted Cruz and the South Carolina dentists

john-delacourt, Asheesh Agarwal · February 17, 2016 5:04 am

(AP File Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Seven years of change you can see and feel

Sheila Jackson Lee · February 17, 2016 5:01 am

Antonin Scalia: Champion of the little guy

Timothy P. Carney · February 17, 2016 12:08 am