The rule of law demands not blind but careful obedience to the letter of the law
Author: Steve Israel, opinion contributor
Democrats’ risky election strategy put to the test
In a margin where democracy itself may be on the line, unsavory tactics sometimes make sense, even if they offend our sensibilities.
The vanishing center of American democracy
Democracy has always required forbearance, a set of mutually agreed upon norms and a shared respect for facts even when the facts run contrary to our ideologies.
If Trump returns, Democrats must stay and fight
If Christian nationalists, Proud Boys and their ilk want to live under a theocratic model of government, then let them check Zillow.
Will Biden reset the bipartisan partnership between Washington and Jerusalem?
Those who use Israel as a partisan prop to score short-term points commit a grave and dangerous disservice to its long-term stability.
The haunting reason Congress won’t pass sensible gun laws
Your heart brakes with the grizzly news of the massacre of America’s children. But it will mend.
5 reasons why this week’s political war is different from all others
What we are witnessing in the battle over infrastructure financing isn’t your run-of-the-mill legislative turbulence. It’s chaos in a conflagration in a maelstrom.