The U.S. should beware of the Beijing-Moscow axis
The growing alliance between America’s two greatest strategic and military challengers has the potential to shift the global order.
By the Editorial BoardD.C. needs hundreds more police officers. Here’s how to do it right.
D.C. officers had to work more than 1.1 million overtime hours each of the past three years — the equivalent of about 550 additional officers annually.
By the Editorial BoardA Stanford dean takes a principled stand for free speech on campus
Dean Jenny Martinez of Stanford Law School has offered a defense of maximum free debate that is both necessary and persuasive.
By the Editorial BoardA TikTok ban might be a win for China. There’s a better way.
Cutting off a service used by 150 million people in this country comes with downsides.
By the Editorial BoardA fiscally responsible government cannot keep its hands off Medicare
No rational approach to fiscal sustainability could wall off so many of the dollars that Washington spends every year.
By the Editorial BoardThe despots of Russia and Belarus cannot jail freedom
No amount of police searches and arrests can bottle up an idea — including the notion that people want to live free of the despots ruling Russia and Belarus.
By the Editorial BoardHere’s a sensible approach to protect middle-class bank deposits
A blanket government backing of all deposits in the United States would be a mistake.
By the Editorial BoardHow to make the sanctions on Russia really hurt
Sanctions have squeezed the economy undergirding Putin's war in Ukraine. The West can tighten the screws more, especially on Moscow's energy revenue.
By the Editorial BoardNigeria points the way toward democracy in a region in which it is scarce
The continent's most populous country just held a vote that was at times chaotic — but still encouraging.
By the Editorial BoardMontgomery County should adopt ranked-choice voting. So should everyplace else.
The voting method makes it more likely winners reflect the public's true preferences.
By the Editorial BoardThe Federal Reserve should not raise interest rates on March 22
The central bank needs to reassure Americans that the banking system is secure.
By the Editorial BoardWho’s responsible when ChatGPT goes off the rails? Congress should say.
In governing chatbots and AI assistants, lawmakers should learn the lessons from the internet's beginnings.
By the Editorial BoardPut an end to single-family zoning in Arlington
Thumbs up for Arlington County’s plan for greater housing density.
By the Editorial BoardDespite protests, Macron-style reforms are needed — and not only in France
The French president faces the same problem as leaders of other industrialized nations: how to push through needed reforms with a rapidly expanding aging population.
By the Editorial BoardRon DeSantis’s pandering on Ukraine is dangerously wrong
“Peace should be the objective,” DeSantis said. Actually, victory should be the objective. That’s the only way to ensure a lasting peace.
By the Editorial BoardSocial Security needs fixing. Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be painful.
The good news: There is still sufficient time before the actuarial day of reckoning to take the necessary measures.
By the Editorial BoardRepublicans enable voter fraud in the name of fighting it
The ERIC database is falling victim to a misinformation campaign being fanned by Trump. Now a system for fighting voter fraud is in danger of falling apart.
By the Editorial Board10 Saudi judges are charged with treason. They were too ‘lenient.’
Ten Saudi judges stand accused of treason, punishable by death in Saudi Arabia. Their “crime”? They weren’t harsh enough.
By the Editorial BoardHead Start centers in community colleges can change the child-care equation
More than 1 in 5 college students are parents. About 1 in 10 are single mothers.
By the Editorial BoardCalifornia’s abortion-pill grandstanding is self-defeating
States reaching beyond their own borders undermines America’s federal system.
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