Author: Daniel snow

Readers respond to an Opinion guest essay by Erin O. White about how she stopped cooking dinner. Source link

Girls as young as 10 are sometimes legally wed here in the U.S., even as we tell other countries to end this cruel practice. Source link

This is what happens when no one wants to govern. Source link

It was right to decry factional strife. Its remedy was a grave mistake. Source link

What does it mean when a cultural epicenter is poised to be little more than a dearly departed corpse? Source link

Commercial camaraderie underscores how it’s lacking in real life. Source link

new video loaded: Why Won’t Congress Use Its Power?transcriptBacktranscriptWhy Won’t Congress Use Its Power?Five Republicans just voted with Democrats to block Trump’s tariffs. This proves Congress can act. So why isn’t it using that same power to address hunger, health care costs or undeclared wars? The New York Times Opinion editor, Kathleen Kingsbury, explains.A lot happened this week. “Melissa came ashore like no other hurricane.” “Ordering the Pentagon to resume nuclear testing.” “Indiana is diving into the nationwide gerrymandering fight.” “Restructured into a for-profit company.” Here’s one thing you shouldn’t miss. On Tuesday, the Senate voted to block the tariffs…

Lessons from the Tea Party and recent elections. Source link

The White House is very distinctly not a palace, right? Yeah give it time. There’s so much gold. Well, believe it or not, we are not going to talk about the elections that are happening on Tuesday. We’re going to save our powder for next week, when there will be lots of results and fascinating data to dissect. Instead, our conversation today is going to be about Congress. David, I’m so sorry. I know you would probably rather talk about something more upbeat, how the courts are still actually doing their jobs, but should we. You lost the coin toss.…

We urge the administration to allow millions of Americans to receive food aid. Source link