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Election Rules Should Be Settled Before Voters Are Under Pressure
A court may wait for implementation before acting, but public officials should not treat late uncertainty as a normal way to run elections.
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Congress Should Not Let Program Deadlines Become a Governing Strategy
Fiscal deadlines can force decisions, but Congress should not keep turning basic government funding into recurring brink…
The New Deepfake Takedown Law Gives Victims a Tool. Now It Has to Work.
The TAKE IT DOWN Act gives victims of nonconsensual intimate images and AI deepfakes a path to removal, but its value de…
Household Financial Stress Is Not Just a Mood
Americans are not imagining financial pressure just because the economy has avoided a collapse. Debt, fragile savings an…
Medicaid Paperwork Should Not Become the Punishment
If states attach work-reporting rules to health coverage, they have a duty to make the system clear, fair and ready befo…
The Supreme Court Should Explain Emergency Orders That Shape Public Life
Emergency orders can be necessary, but when the Supreme Court acts quickly in major public disputes, explanation is part…
Trust in News Will Not Be Rebuilt by Asking Readers to Guess
News organizations cannot rebuild trust with slogans alone. Readers should be able to see the sourcing, limits and judgm…
How Both Political Parties Left Many Americans Feeling Abandoned
An average American view of how both major parties changed, hardened, and left many ordinary Americans feeling financial…
The Cloud Is Physical, and We Should Plan Like It
The recent AWS disruption tied to overheating in a northern Virginia data center was a reminder that digital services st…
America Does Not Need Louder News. It Needs Calmer News.
A calmer news culture will not fix every divide in the country, but it may help Americans breathe long enough to think a…