Clarence Page: Another 9/11 surprise? Why Israel should give peace talks another chance

Many questions have yet to be raised and debated about what went wrong for Israel in Gaza. But what stands out are hard-learned lessons about expecting too little from one’s enemies and presuming too much from tactics and information that may have worked before but become seriously outdated after enough conditions change.

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Clarence Page: When Donald Trump’s rhetoric comes straight from Hitler, he’s in trouble — or we are

Trump’s attack invokes a theme from Hitler’s autobiographical manifesto “Mein Kampf,” in which the Nazi Party leader railed about what he called the impurity of immigrants, Jews and interracial couples.

Cal Thomas: Robbing the children’s future

Los Angeles schools are increasingly passing students who don’t even meet grade-level standards. This is and will have important ramifications for their future. Nearly 60% of students come from low-income families. It’s hard to argue that the imposition of this woke curriculum will improve their lives.

Austin Bay: Beijing, pay attention: Don’t let Ukraine-Gaza lead to WWIII Taiwan

With Russia-Ukraine and Hamas-Israel diverting U.S. and global attention — especially diverting their military power — is this the moment Beijing attacks Taiwan?

Froma Harrop: We need two parties to fix the border. We now have only one

We have a crisis at the border that requires a functional U.S. Congress, and we don't have one. President Joe Biden can only do what he can, and only of late has he sounded resolute.

Rich Lowry: The superpower that can’t arm itself

The Hamas terror attack, together with the ongoing Ukraine war and the looming Chinese threat to Taiwan, is putting a spotlight on the pitiful state of our capacity to manufacture the weapons necessary to the defense of our allies and ourselves.

Rev. Richard Killmer and Anders Corey: Technological fixes or stopping the use of fossil fuels?

The fossil fuel companies are wrong. We can’t just count on technology. We have to stop burning those fossil fuels.

U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Jeanne Shaheen: New England is leading the way on insulin — but there’s more Congress can do to lower costs for all Americans

Far too many Americans are forced to ration life-saving medicine — like the 8.4 million that rely on insulin. In the wealthiest nation on Earth, this shouldn’t be our reality.

Froma Harrop: Attacks on democracy hurt national security

Americans, like Israelis until a few days ago, think they are safe, that our enemies are contained. How else explain the ease with which MAGA Republicans tolerate Donald Trump's ongoing verbal aggression against America's military and intelligence establishments that are supposed to protect us?