Global warming was once a science debate. Then it was an environmental concern for the future. Now it's a quality-of-life issue affecting our safety, health, household incomes, and cost of living. By ignoring it, Trump is breaking his promises to voters. See The Hill at thehill.com/opinion/ener...

Donald Trump is proving that the Constitution has loopholes and flaws. It is too difficult to amend, and it leaves too much to the discretion of political leaders. The Hill has posted my suggestions at thehill.com/opinion/camp...

The Donald Trump Tochotchke, Doodad, and Bric-a-Brac Company has issued a "stunning new collectible": A $2 bill "honoring his leadership and vision for America." Order one today and place it next to the Trump Bobblehead, which commemorates his mental confusion. Next up: The Trump Wooden Nickel.

The Kirk assassination is a moment in which all Americans should reject violence against those with whom we disagree. Instead, Donald Trump and others in his circle are using the tragedy to declare war on the Left. I've posted my thoughts at the-real-biocene.net/f/thoughts-o...

Republicans argue that the government should not pick winners. Donald Trump is picking fossil fuels and suppressing their competition. Wind and solar power are the cheapest ways to generate electricity. Trump's deal with Big Oil forces families to pay more for energy. See thehill.com/opinion/ener...

In the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination, The Economist has published an analysis of left- and right-wing violence in the U.S. It's at bit.ly/3VKTy22 Extremists on both sides have committed murders. But data show that 76% of them in the last decade were committed by those on the hard right.

Donald Trump wants the Nobel Peace Prize so badly that he's "talked" foreign leaders into nominating him. Should he receive it? Not unless the Nobel committee wants to destroy the honor's credibility forever. The international magazine Meer has published my argument at www.meer.com/en/97222-don...

Shifting away from fossil fuels does not threaten America's lifestyles or quality of life. Clean energy can do the job. The real threat is unmitigated climate change. We've waited so long that the energy transition is urgent. The Hill has published my explanation at thehill.com/opinion/ener...

Sunlight and wind are now the most cost-effective ways to meet our growing electric demand. Donald Trump and fossil fuels are fighting back with misinformation. CarbonBrief just published myths and facts at rb.gy/lf3i27, including the falsehood that solar and wind take up too much land. See below.

Q. What do opinion columnists and late-night comedians have in common? A. We'll never run out of material during the Trump administration. The Hill has posted my observations at thehill.com/opinion/camp....

Military leaders are obligated to refuse unlawful orders. That includes Trump's unwarranted deployment of regular military forces against U.S. citizens. It threatens to provoke violence rather than prevent it. See The Hill at thehill.com/opinion/nati... (AP Photo: National Guard at Ken State 1970)

If an organization chooses to adopt DEI and/or ESG policies, what's the harm? By punishing those policies, President Trump is taking away the freedom of businesses and universities to adopt the policies they think best. It's all part of America's free marketplace of ideas. See rebrand.ly/r0ngprl.

The U.S. Department of Energy is now the Department of Alternative Facts. DOE says climate change isn't anything to worry about. Now it plans to rewrite government science to support Trump's view that climate change is a hoax. This won't prevent weather disasters. We'll just be unprepared for them.

Donald Trump is damaging our children. His bullying, racism, and lying set horrible examples. His failure to address global warming causes children to fear their futures. His repeal of environmental regulations exposes children to dangerous pollution. See my thoughts at thehill.com/opinion/whit...

Trickle-down economics has never worked in regard to wealth, but it definitely will work in regard to the costs of climate change. As governments and businesses pay for climate damages, they'll pass the costs down to households. See my essay in The Hill today at thehill.com/opinion/ener...

The moral test for any society is how it treats its most vulnerable people. Trump's Big Beautiful Bill badly fails the test. The Hill posted my thoughts this morning at thehill.com/opinion/cong...

Donald Trump is correct that states and localities should do more about weather disasters, but he's wrong to abolish FEMA. In fact, he should restore other programs he has scrapped, but are vital to state and local mitigation. The Hill published my recommendations this morning at: //rb.gy/a1x5w4.

Those who care about the fate of the Earth lost an important ally when Pope Francis died last month. Fortunately, Pope Leo XIV plans to carry on Francis's commitment. Leo has urged his flock to remember Francis's words. I quoted some of them in this article yesterday: www.meer.com/en/92224-pop...

Trump is dragging America into a time of exceptional strangeness, when up is down, black is white, and nothing is really as he says it is. The Hill has published my take on this at ://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5280302-trump-not-great/

President Trump is killing efforts to mitigate the climate crisis while undoing the people's ability to cope with the resulting weather disasters. He's promoting more fossil fuels and removing limits on air pollution, while cutting health programs. It's a cruel agenda. See rebrand.ly/99cae9

DOGE should look at belt-tightening in the Executive Office of the President. Donald Trump's golf outings have cost taxpayers more than $26 million so far. Now, while thousands of feds are jobless, Trump wants a $90 million military parade to celebrate his birthday. DOGE should tank the idea.

Donald Trump should stop accommodating Vladimir Putin and selling out Ukraine. Any concession of territory or security is a victory for the man who invaded that country and committed terrible atrocities against its cities and people. He should not be rewarded, even a little.

In defying the Supreme Court over returning a wrongly deported immigrant to the U.S., the Trump administration claims courts have no jurisdiction over foreign policy. Nice try, but the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia isn't about foreign policy. It's about U.S. immigration policy -- a domestic issue.

Rumors are flying that Donald Trump will invoke the Insurrection Act on April 20. It would allow him to use the military to suppress free speech and assembly. Trump has already declared other nonexistent emergencies to accumulate extraordinary power. See thehill.com/opinion/whit....

Donald Trump is still building a wall against immigration. It's constructed of fear and injustice rather than barbed wire. Cruelty is the point. He wants to intimidate immigrants from coming here. See my essay at the-real-biocene.net/f/fear-and-c...

It has been nearly 250 years since the nation's founders revolted against a king. It's time to do it again. See the-real-biocene.net/f/a-second-a...

Not to state the obvious, but the Trump's energy policies are "a complete abdication of leadership." We should do something about it. The Hill has posted my thoughts at thehill.com/opinion/ener...

Donald Trump is so frightened by free speech that he punishes people who say things he dislikes. He even forced the annual Radio & TV Correspondents dinner to disinvite the comedian who was to appear. It's not a good look for a president, let alone the captain of the manosphere. See rb.gy/1n0ihq.

Democrats' power to fight Trump is limited in a Republican-controlled Congress, but there are some things they can do. One is to stop embarrassing themselves. Another is to get Republicans on record supporting Trump's unlawful and unconstitutional acts. See more at The Hill: rb.gy/a92dk6

Donald Trump likes to manufacture crises while ignoring the real one. The Hill just posted my argument that climate change is the No. 1 crisis in the United States. See thehill.com/opinion/ener... Bill

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued some terrible decisions in recent years. Now, it will rule whether America is led by a president or a king. Will history remember it as the Roberts Court or the Trump Court? The Hill posted my assessment this morning at thehill.com/opinion/camp...

Donald Trump's victory was evidence that voters were looking for strong leadership to fix the inadequacies they see in democracy and federal governance. Trump is using that sentiment to destroy both. Democrats must meet strength with strength. See my argument at thehill.com/opinion/camp....

Trump is finishing the coup he launched on Jan. 6, 2021. Can anything stop him? I offer some thoughts at thehill.com/opinion/camp...

Does America really need more masculinity? I don't think so. the-real-biocene.net/f/america-li...

When we see an image of the Earth from space or a family sifting through the rubble of its home after a wildfire, do we understand the picture's entire lesson? The international magazine Meer has just published my thoughts at www.meer.com/en/88319-cha....