Opinions

"Undue command influence” amid a coronavirus outbreak on an aircraft carrier.

The majority leader's focus has been on not just the Senate but the judiciary and the nation's constitutional order.

Lots of people are rallying to help one another through the coronavirus pandemic.

It sounds like a reasonable idea, but it is actually a remarkably efficient way to kill an unthinkable number of people.

Let’s take the fight to the virus — without turning toward methods that trample civil liberties and disregard justice.

Once we emerge from the pandemic, we must learn to take better care of our planet.

Now, when our lives depend on it, the president is not pulling out all the stops.

A little religion could be a good thing right now.

So long as restrictions on gatherings are applied temporarily and fairly, there is no reason that Americans should balk. But churches and other religious institutions cannot be singled out.

The West shouldn't squander the chance to rediscover shared interests.

Despite the president’s claims, doctors and nurses don’t have the equipment they need to care for patients while staying healthy themselves.

U.S. agencies must accelerate the release of blameless children.

This might be a time for emergency tax relief, but not a permanent narrowing of an already diminished federal tax base.

The Trump administration refuses to ease “maximum pressure” on virus-threatened Venezuela.

Once questioned by experts, social distancing shows it can work.

Republicans need to pick a nominee but a restriction on large gatherings makes an April 25 convention unlikely.

Medical professionals have a unique voice — and they need to use it.

Failing to protect our most vulnerable workers is failing to protect the American Dream.

Shakespeare reminds us that lightness will return after the dark of the coronavirus pandemic.

When my cat leaped out on leap day, I turned anywhere I could for advice.