Froma Harrop: ‘The Diplomat’ was diplomacy for dummies

Columns & Analysis

Published
May 14, 2023

Froma Harrop: ‘The Diplomat’ was diplomacy for dummies

The popular Netflix series "The Diplomat" has Keri Russell playing a woman who's really sore that she's been made American ambassador to the United Kingdom.
Published
May 13, 2023

Rich Lowry: The absurd 14th Amendment option on the debt

The heretofore fringe idea that Section 4 of the 14th Amendment empowers the president to keep borrowing and spending as usual even if the debt limit isn't extended is getting a respectful hearing.
Published
May 13, 2023

Bob Neal: The Countryman: Politicians would deny kids a great story

I can’t begin to enumerate how immigration has made us richer, in every way. Our system is broken, and neither political party has an immigration plan that can pass a deadlocked Congress, but I still celebrate immigration.
Published
May 12, 2023

Cal Thomas: Crowning Trump king

No matter what is revealed about Donald Trump’s character and attitude toward women, large numbers in the evangelical community seem to have no king but him.
Published
May 11, 2023

Froma Harrop: What happened on that F train remains to be determined

New Yorkers are divided on what happened on that F train when a former Marine, who was white, choked to death an unruly homeless man, who was Black.

Published
May 11, 2023

Denise Clavette: Maine Trails Bond would pay dividends for years to come

The Legislature should act quickly on a proposed Maine Trails Bond because it represents investments for active transportation, connectivity, and outdoor recreation. With $30 million, and the ability to leverage another $6 million plus in matching funds, this would place Maine on the map for investing in its trail systems and interconnectivity through design, development and maintenance.
Published
May 9, 2023

Rich Lowry: It’s wrong to censor RFK Jr.

ABC, as a matter of "editorial judgment," had left out portions of the interview where Robert Kennedy Jr. had expanded on his anti-vaccine views (which were briefly discussed).
Published
May 8, 2023

Tesla wanted a price war. Ford showed up.

Ford's renewed push on EV volume, however much it may hurt its own bottom line, will keep the pressure on Tesla. And there are other competitive forces entering the fray. For example, Hyundai's Ioniq 6 electric sedan is squarely aimed at the Model 3-curious and has garnered enthusiastic reviews.
Published
May 8, 2023

You don’t want to know how banks make their sausage

Bank investors would do well to read postmortem reports. They won't reveal the next lender to fail, but they provide useful insights into the goings-on inside a bank.
Published
May 7, 2023

Rich Lowry: An inconvenient test

You can have the twisted notion of equity that now prevails throughout our elite culture, or you can have a test that demonstrates academic talent regardless of race, but you can't have both.

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