Opinion Columns

Goon Days at the Federal Communications Commission: Trump Tries To Muzzle ABC
Jeff Robbins, Aug. 25, 2026
It's another not especially beautiful week in the neighborhood, another week in which a spotlight is shone on President Donald Trump's unsubtle use of executive power to retaliate against critics and opponents, and to intimidate into submission those who might criticize or oppose him.

Why an Appeals Court Blocked a Dangerous Censorship Law in Florida's Universities
Rights & Resistance with the ACLU, Aug. 24, 2026
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed an order in July that blocked Florida from enforcing the Stop WOKE Act in the state's universities.

The Song of the Whip
Marc Dion, Aug. 21, 2026
Way back there in the 1700s and the 1800s, the British conquered a big chunk of the world thanks to their navy, which was crewed by whip-scarred, toothless, unwilling sailors with untreated syphilis.