"It’s baffling that Americans are falling for such a dangerous ideology. But they are," writes columnist Ingrid Jacques. bit.ly/3XU8j3F

Opinion: Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, my cases were about business contracts, not corpses. On Human Rights Day, I fear Trump's peace plan.

Opinion: We should be making it easier to pursue nursing and PA school rather than driving students away with the possibility of crushing student loan debt.

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Opinion: The right's embrace of marriage and children isn't just anecdotal. A new study proves it.

Opinion: Rep. Jasmine Crockett is a progressive firebrand. And her Senate bid demonstrates some important, uncomfortable truths about the Democratic Party.

"The MAGA end may well be near. The signs are everywhere. The con was never going to outrun karma," writes columnist @rexhuppke.bsky.social. bit.ly/48nug1p

Opinion: If Trump is such a savvy player with tariffs, why do American farmers need a $12 billion bailout to help them recover from his economic policies?

"For all their yelling about participation trophies and people receiving accolades they don’t deserve, conservatives will get all up in arms over a college student’s poorly written essay," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/446YdQM

Opinion: Harmless mistakes are common. Mix up house numbers, try the wrong key. Increasingly, the penalty for these everyday mistakes is death.

Opinion: There is no armed conflict between the U.S. and any cartels, gangs or individual drug runners in this country.

Opinion: The Trump administration has removed nursing from the list of professional degrees, just five years after nurses were praised as heroes during COVID.

"I guess the spotlight was too hard to resist − and now Minnesotans will bear the consequences," writes columnist Nicole Russell. bit.ly/4rGBK79

"For all the Trump administration’s talk about government efficiency, this is the opposite. This is no accident," writes Sen. Elizabeth Warren. bit.ly/4oGTcpb

Opinion: Without infectious disease experts, who will be left standing to help us navigate the next health crisis?

Opinion: Make America Healthy Again is a polarizing slogan, to say the least, but never more than when babies are at the center of the movement's attention.

Opinion: Somali netizens are proving that the best way to fight blind hatred from the White House is with humor.

Opinion: Dual citizenship is a positive, not a problem. It tells immigrants they're welcome in this country without cutting off the life they left behind.

Opinion: Trump and Republicans have proposed allowing Americans to directly control their subsidized health care dollars. Is this the right approach?

"I’m sure you’ve heard about the raccoon who ransacked a Virginia liquor store and was found passed out drunk in the bathroom, another victim of President Donald Trump’s woeful economy," writes columnist @rexhuppke.bsky.social. bit.ly/4rDFzd8

"If Republicans can no longer count on coasting to victory in ruby red districts, they should absolutely be worried about what this means for the 2026 midterm elections," writes columnist @sarapequeno.bsky.social. bit.ly/3XDtl6I

Opinion: I'm not alone in advocating for the TSA to be tossed out and replaced with something better. A new bill wants private security companies to take over.

Opinion: Mocking a woman for doing her job isn't honesty. It isn't candor. It isn't toughness. It's smallness.

Opinion: When the government routinely follows a legal process, the American people will have more faith in their propensity to continue to do so.

Opinion: America's immigration, transportation and public safety systems must be upgraded to give the world a warm welcome for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

"Here we go again. Something terrible happened in America, and now agitators on both ends of our political spectrum are oh so eager to blame the other side," writes columnist @bychrisbrennan.bsky.social. bit.ly/48mpX6p

"Our military must operate within the bounds of international laws, but I trust Hegseth to issue lawful commands," writes columnist Nicole Russell. bit.ly/3MdPB4K

Opinion: The global gift retailing industry is worth nearly $500 billion and growing, but many Americans are in need of more thoughtful gifts.

Opinion: After Trump won, I was immediately concerned that we would face an extreme constitutional crisis in 2028. I don't think we'll have to wait that long.

Opinion: US immigration policies need to be oriented toward one goal: How can we bring in the most productive immigrants possible and ensure they assimilate?

"Perhaps tools like Klarna and Afterpay aren't powerful gateways to financial freedom ‒ but traps to keep us in a cycle of overconsumption," writes columnist Kofi Mframa. bit.ly/4awT4VU

"Trump has no coherent ideology behind him, at least not one that overrides his lust for political power. What comes next, however, is extremely ideological," writes columnist Dace Potas. bit.ly/4onCriY

Opinion: If RFK Jr. is serious about 'Making America Healthy Again,' it cannot be at the expense of the most vulnerable Americans.

Opinion: Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is working to change childhood vaccine schedules. Do you agree? Tell us.

Opinion: I want to make one thing perfectly clear: We are definitely NOT murdering people on boats.

Opinion: This intense scrutiny and concern with age were absent for the vast majority of former President Joe Biden's term in office.

Opinion: Kash Patel and Dan Bongino had previously presented the pipe bomb case as a slam dunk if only someone at the FBI would slam-dunk it.

"Students with disabilities and other learning and developmental differences depend on the Department of Education's expertise," write Jacqueline Rodriguez, CEO of National Center for Learning Disabilities, and Chad Rummel, executive director of Council for Exceptional Children. bit.ly/4p3ooQH

"It’s baffling that Americans are falling for such a dangerous ideology. But they are," writes columnist Ingrid Jacques. bit.ly/3XU8j3F

Opinion: It shouldn't be controversial to say that a poorly argued paper with no scientific reasoning behind it should receive a bad grade.

Opinion: No one wants to buy Big Pharma's lifesaving drugs, they are forced to by disease. But they are grateful to the researchers who make survival possible.

Opinion: Dehumanizing language is a bipartisan problem. I worry about raising my children in an era of perpetual, social media-fueled outrage.

"Schools can ‒ and should ‒ be much more than an employee pipeline for corporate America," writes Larry Strauss, a high school English teacher in South Los Angeles since 1992. bit.ly/48irCbS

Opinion: A raccoon ransacked a Virginia liquor store and was found passed out drunk in the bathroom, another victim of Donald Trump's woeful economy.

"When Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking in front of a crowd of college students on Sept. 10, something fundamental changed in our country," writes columnist Ingrid Jacques. bit.ly/49ItLzV

Opinion: Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are racing to hire 10,000 agents, lowering standards and training for recruits.

Opinion: There are signs that Americans are less worried about the economy: Over the Thanksgiving holiday, shoppers spent a whopping $44 billion.

Opinion: Liberal ideology has pushed Minnesota into a left-leaning decline. The newest scandal that occurred under Gov. Tim Walz's watch is the latest example.

Opinion: National Guard shooter Rahmanullah Lakanwal’s alleged actions were abhorrent. They are also an anomaly.

Opinion: Republicans should take this as a sign that their actions in Washington are not being well-received, even in the reddest parts of the country.