Sovereignty skipping Preakness illustrates horse racing’s Triple Crown conundrum
Competing for your sport’s highest achievement shouldn’t be a question, but for horse racing’s Triple Crown, it’s not that simple.
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Can Hakeem Jeffries Break Through?
Last week I went down to Washington to speak to Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, after he gave a speech marking Donald Trump’s calamitous first 100 days in office. At a time when many Democrats feel leaderless, Jeffries, usually a …
Watergate-Era Washington Was Less Toxic Than This
It’s spring in Washington, D.C., the most beautiful time of the year. Dogwood, forsythia, cherry trees, tulips and daffodils decorate every sidewalk, wisterias weep from porch overhangs, and redbuds pop up at every corner. The air is redolent of …
The 10 biggest disappointments of the young MLB season: Teams, players, decisions to watch
From the underachieving O’s to the historically bad Rockies to struggling stars and underwhelming top trade targets, disappointment abounds.
No One Has Ever Defeated Autocracy From the Sidelines
How will Americans know when we have lost our democracy? Authoritarianism is harder to recognize than it used to be. Most 21st-century autocrats are elected. Rather than violently suppress opposition like Castro or Pinochet, today’s autocrats convert …
Can Democrats Win the Working Class and Save the Republic?
Senator Chris Murphy on the Democrats’ “five alarm” crisis.
West Point Is Supposed to Educate, Not Indoctrinate
It turned out to be easy to undermine West Point. All it took was an executive order from President Trump and a memo from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dictating what could and couldn’t be taught in the military and its educational institutions. In …
Recession Warnings Are Everywhere, Except in the Data
Americans are spending less at McDonald’s. Fewer container ships are expected at the Port of Los Angeles. Procter & Gamble is raising prices. Mattel is shifting production out of China. Evidence for the economic impact of President Trump’s trade wars …
$400,000 Homes in the District of Columbia, Missouri and South Carolina
A condo in Washington, a 19th-century home in St. Charles and a ranch house in Clemson.
Can New Weight-Loss Drugs Help in a World Awash in Addictive Foods?
Throughout my life I’ve been fat, thin and various sizes in between. Since I was a kid I’ve gained and lost weight repeatedly, putting on 20 pounds, taking it off, putting on 30 pounds and then losing it again. It has been a cycle of despair. The …