Editorial: Beyond the Next Ceasefire
If reports are accurate that U.S. officials warned Iran — through intermediaries — that Israel might target senior Iranian leaders involved in negotiations with...
Editorial: The Plastic Bag Ban Is a Mistake
Forty years ago, supermarkets switched from paper bags to plastic because plastic was better. It was stronger, lighter, cheaper and more resistant to rain....
Editorial: Texas Mishandles Bible Education
The Bible is one of the most influential books in human history. No educated person can fully understand Shakespeare, Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr.,...
Editorial: Cuba: Maximum Pressure, Uncertain Victory
President Donald Trump’s Cuba policy is no longer about sanctions. It is about leverage.
Over the past several months, the administration has tightened economic pressure...
Editorial: The Politics of the Armenian Genocide
More than a century after approximately 1.5 million Armenians were systematically massacred by the Ottoman Empire during World War I, Israel has decided to...
Editorial: It’s All Relative
Politics is always relative. Yesterday’s radical becomes today’s moderate when someone even more extreme comes along. That may be the most important lesson emerging...
Editorial: The America They Didn’t Expect
The FIFA World Cup has produced plenty of memorable moments on the field. Off the field, however, it has revealed something even more significant:...
Editorial: God Bless America
Every Fourth of July, Americans gather beneath fireworks and flags to celebrate a remarkable idea. Not that America is perfect. Not that its history...
Editorial: Britain’s Age of Drift
As Americans celebrate 250 years since declaring independence from the British Empire, it is worth pausing to reflect on the condition of the mother...
Editorial: Protecting Students Requires More Than Lawyers
The Trump administration’s decision to transfer much of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights to the U.S. Justice Department may sound...