At the outset of 2024, I wrote that in a divided country full of seemingly intractable problems, opinion pages such as Ideas & Voices are the best spaces to build consensus at the local level toward ...

All men are created equal,” wrote slaveholder Thomas Jefferson, in words that have been a source of consternation ever since.

Now Trump is returning to the White House. But history isn’t quite repeating itself. This time, Trump’s case for democratic ...

I’ll enjoy my tax cuts and smile at his efforts to promote energy production, but I’ll be sad to recognize, as Le Monde puts ...

Democrats’ recriminations started immediately, but Trump’s victory was decisive enough that there may have been little Kamala ...

share ideas openly, or feel a sense of belonging and safety at work. A recent Gallup poll revealed a striking trend: nearly ...

Democrats didn't just lose badly. They lost to a convicted felon they ridiculed as a racist, misogynistic fascist — and an ...

In a strange historical coincidence, two huge political events in the U.S. and Germany have happened almost simultaneously. On the same day that Donald Trump’s victory was confirmed, the self-declared ...

Daily Pilot and TimesOC readers share their thoughts about local issues and events including the recent election in ...

Iowa’s public universities in recent months have made progress on complying with a new law restricting diversity, equity, and ...

So the question becomes: How do we move forward without venom, without looking at strangers—and people within our own party—as potential enemies? As people who, if given their druthers, would undo the ...

President William Ruto and a host of Kenyan leaders on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump on his election as the 47th President of the United States, sparking a wave of reactions both locally and ...