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Opinion - Free Press Commentary
Thiessen: Trump is right to protect Americans from ICC
Should an unaccountable United Nations court, created by a treaty to which the United States is not a signatory, and...
Thieseen: Who's breaking norms now?
When Barack Obama took the oath of office as president in 2009, George W. Bush wished him well and left...
Ignatius: What's the right way to deal with life in 'Crazytown'?
This is indeed "Crazytown," as a quote from Bob Woodward's new book describes it, and we are watching a "nervous...
Thiessen: If you can't serve honorably, don't serve at all
The "deep state" exists after all.
Parker: Advise and dissent
If you missed Day One of Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court hearing, just try to imagine a mud-wrestling contest attended by...
Stephens: Now Twitter edits The New Yorker
A common complaint of liberal journalists about conservative politicians is that the latter lack courage. As in: Paul Ryan knows...
Thiessen: Impeachment is just a liberal fantasy
Michael Cohen's decision to plead guilty for making hush-money payments on Donald Trump's behalf has raised the prospect that if...
Hewitt: Our bureaucrats may soon be flexing much weaker muscles
With the Senate's votes Aug. 16 to confirm Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. and Julius Ness Richardson to the U.S. Court of...
Thiessen: Suddenly I understand how the Reformation happened
For the first time, I understand how the Reformation happened.
Cooper's Eye on the Left: When real life intrudes
Democratic darling Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a candidate for the U.S. House from New York and an advocate of a much higher...
Thiessen: The Catholic Church needs a #MeToo moment — and it should start here in Washington
Pope Francis's letter to the Catholic faithful last week was remarkable in that the Holy Father apologized not only for...
Will: In Tennessee Senate race, a pistol-packing Republican vs. an oatmeal Democrat
The easternmost bit of Tennessee is east of Atlanta, the westernmost bit is west of New Orleans, and all of...
Stephens: Here's what makes America great, gov
Though Bill Clinton was a far better talker than he was an orator, at least one of his sentences should...
Thiessen: Democrats have their own foreign espionage problem
Imagine if it emerged that the Republican chairman of the House or Senate intelligence committee had a Russian spy working...
Thiessen: The Democrats' rhetoric is just as dangerous as Trump's
This week a New York man, Carlos Bayon, was arrested after leaving threatening messages for House Majority Whip Steve Scalise,...
Thiessen: Where's outrage over Clinton campaign's Russia deal?
All of Washington is waiting with bated breath to find out whether the Mueller investigation will provide evidence proving the...
Gerson: Kavanaugh nomination Trump's best decision
Passions on the left against Brett Kavanaugh are running high. But the main lines of argument against his confirmation to...
Thiessen: NATO isn't for defending Montenegro
Fox News host Tucker Carlson recently asked President Trump, "Why should my son go to Montenegro to defend it from...
Hewitt: Even if you loathe Trump, vote Republican
We are just under 100 days from the Nov. 6 midterms, and Republicans are in much better shape than most...
Thiessen: Trump is using tariffs to advance a radical free-trade agenda
Give President Trump credit. When he chastised NATO allies over their failure to spend adequately on our common defense, his...
Stephens: How Trump won re-election
(A sneak peek at The New York Times' news analysis from the future.)
Thiessen: The hypocrisy of the Democratic Russia hawks
With his interference in the 2016 election, Russian President Vladimir Putin achieved something that none of his murderous Soviet predecessors...
Brooks: What is the Democratic party's story?
There's a lot of discussion about how far left the Democratic Party should go these days. Is it destroying its...
