Opinion

The fixer

Published on Tue, 03/05/2019 - 12:00am

I have to admit I was a little insulted when Michael Cohen explained that his job as Donald Trump’s lawyer was to be his “fixer.” For more than a decade,

India, Pakistan de-escalate but triggers remain

Published on Mon, 03/04/2019 - 12:00am

ISLAMABAD — Nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan have pulled back from the brink of an all-out military confrontation over the contested Kashmir region. But Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and

When Trump demeans others

Published on Mon, 03/04/2019 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON — “A great empire and little minds go ill together,” said Edmund Burke. America is not quite an empire, but one little mind was on full display during President

Compact opponents aim to increase federal control of Montana waters

Published on Mon, 03/04/2019 - 12:00am

The recent proposal made by opponents of the CSKT Water Compact seeks to replace the long-negotiated agreement with a one-sided proposal that is illegal, illegitimate, and unconstitutional. While being peddled

Cohen hearing stokes touchy topic of impeachment

Published on Fri, 03/01/2019 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Cohen’s testimony is just the beginning. The House oversight hearing with President Donald Trump’s former attorney, coming in advance of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report, heralds

A narcissist at the center of universe?

Published on Fri, 03/01/2019 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON — At the Hanoi summit, perhaps following a champagne toast officially welcoming North Korea to the nuclear club, I imagine President Trump and Kim Jong Un sitting down to

IN THE MAIL

Published on Fri, 03/01/2019 - 12:00am

Let’s give President Trump credit where it’s due Editor: Isn’t it time to give Donald J. Trump credit? His predecessor essentially promoted the ideology that the United States had passed

Privacy will belong to a new top 1 percent

Published on Thu, 02/28/2019 - 12:00am

Why did Jeff Bezos, founder of tech giant Amazon, send gushy texts to his paramour, it appears, without using encryption? Why did he even take selfies of an intimate nature?

Catastrophism is the ruling ideology

Published on Thu, 02/28/2019 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON — A friend on a long car trip took the opportunity of listening to conservative talk radio along the way. He reported: “Right-wing talk radio is using language that

Cohen’s hearing was explosive — but not for what was new

Published on Thu, 02/28/2019 - 12:00am

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s Wednesday hearing before the House Oversight Committee was explosive not for what was new — but, depressingly, what was not new to anyone watching this