The commutation of the prison sentence of former Luzerne County judge Michael Conahan by President Joe Biden is a disgraceful act that dishonors the children and families victimized by the judge and his accomplice, Mark Ciavarella, during the notorious "kids for cash" scandal two decades ago.

It is a particularly bitter irony that the scandal ...Read more

Last weekend, South Korea’s Congress passed an impeachment bill for President Yoon Suk Yeol.

While the constitutional court of Korea is expected to deliver a final verdict within 180 days, the odds are not in the president’s favor due to his imposition of martial law and adverse public opinion. Following the court’s ruling, South Koreans ...Read more

The billionaire Elon Musk and the California venture capitalist Marc Andreessen have started a debate about the role of government that we should be having — but it might not go the way they would hope. They don’t like government agencies that stop corporations like theirs from ripping off consumers.

They especially hate the 14-year-old ...Read more

In his first campaign ad of 2024, President Joe Biden asked the question over images of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and January 6 rioters: “What will we do to maintain our democracy? History’s watching.”

For one last month, Biden retains the responsibilities and powers of the nation’s highest office. If he believes his words, he must ...Read more

This holiday season, whether you raise a toast, or spike the punch or have a drink to take the chill out of your bones, do so thoughtfully.

Alcohol may make the seasonal celebrations feel more festive. A drink or two may seem to comfort those whose holidays aren’t particularly joyful. But increasingly, Americans are drinking more than they ...Read more

Xi Jinping and Donald Trump's bromance could be rekindled in 2025, if both sides play their cards right. This is positive and would help create the right environment for an improvement in ties between the two superpowers, but timing and tone are everything. The economic rivals will need to give and take to prevent the relationship from getting ...Read more

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, impeached at the second time of asking, was always more popular abroad than at home.

Just over a year ago, he was holding hands with Japan’s former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and President Joe Biden at a historical trilateral summit at Camp David; a few months before that, Yoon was feted at the White ...Read more

Throughout his 2024 campaign, Donald Trump promised mass deportations of the more than 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the United States. Those of us on the ground who work with immigrants are apprehensive about what that will look like and how we can respond.

During the first Trump administration, I was part of local organizations ...Read more

Every week or so, scientists issue another warning that the H5N1 bird flu is inching closer to exploding into a pandemic. Despite having contended with a pandemic that broke out less than five years ago, the U.S. has no solid plan to handle a new one — nor have our leaders done anything to incorporate the lessons learned from the government’...Read more

The American experiment can be summed up in one big idea: don’t put too much power in one place. That is why the federal government has three branches — executive, legislative and judicial.

Unfortunately, the modern presidency undermines that separation of powers and concentrates as much power as possible in itself. The best thing ...Read more

The online schadenfreude that has followed the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has been callous and crude — to put it mildly, a sad commentary on the state of civility. But it’s nothing compared to what we might see in the event of a presidential assassination. And that possibility, unfortunately, is very real.

Donald Trump ...Read more

As the nation braces for Donald Trump’s second presidential term, advocates across the land are asking President Joe Biden to shield us from the looming threats to women’s safety and reproductive rights. This can be done with just 24 words: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any ...Read more

The holidays are upon us, and more than ever the burgeoning influencer economy is having an impact on what consumers buy. Few reliable statistics can be found concerning the influencer profession, but several studies suggest the industry is dominated by women in their homes selling products related to the personal brand each has cultivated. ...Read more

South Korea, one of Washington’s closest allies in East Asia, is no stranger to scandal and political intrigue. But the last two weeks of political infighting in Seoul has made the previous 40 years look like a snooze-fest by comparison.

The latest saga started Dec. 3, when South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol inexplicably declared martial ...Read more

The polling data tell us that the election was mostly about the economy. Now that we’re through election season, more attention will surely be devoted to what research shows is the best way of stimulating both economic growth and economic mobility: education.

No one should be happy with what we’re getting for the $800 billion a year we ...Read more

Donald Trump loves to sue people for defamation to scare them out of making negative statements about him. In a settlement made public Saturday, ABC News agreed to pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit by Trump, arguing that he was defamed when anchor George Stephanopoulos said the president-elect had been found liable in court for raping writer E...Read more

The river was swift and unrelenting, its currents carrying victim after victim downstream. Local villagers responded by stringing nets across the water to prevent further drownings. Yet, despite their efforts, the death toll continued to rise.

Eventually, a newcomer to the village asked a simple yet critical question: “Why are people falling ...Read more

Every American in the armed forces, and any veteran who has served, hopes and prays for peace and stability under the recently reelected, incoming commander in chief. Political leanings are no factor here. We salute and serve because that’s who we are — even as our oaths may soon be tested as the next frontline in the war for America’s ...Read more

If you’re seeing and hearing drones or other such flying things flashing in the sky, it’s absolutely certain that you are not imagining it and you are not alone. However, what remains troublingly uncertain is what is actually going on and it’s a question that government has done a lousy job answering.

The future head of that government, ...Read more