Latest from Charles Lane
  • Opinion
The dollar is still king. But if our institutions keep failing, it won’t stay that way.
The best hedge against its downfall is to make sure U.S. institutions remain more trustworthy than the alternatives.
  • Jul 6, 2020
  • Opinion
What Black Lives Matter and academic conservatives have in common
Collective bargaining by the unions has kept too many bad cops on the job.
  • Jun 29, 2020
  • Opinion
The missing factor in Trump’s presidency? Decency.
The American people do not want this.
  • Jun 22, 2020
  • Opinion
A 1989 Supreme Court ruling is unintentionally providing cover for police brutality
Sooner or later, it will be the turn of the Roberts court to reshape constitutional law on police use of force.
  • Jun 8, 2020
  • Opinion
What can recent history teach us about the 2020 presidential election?
Third-party and primary challengers proved decisive in 1980 and 1968, but this time is different.
  • Jun 1, 2020
  • Opinion
How our open carry laws can endanger democracy
Right-wing extremists are exploiting America’s lax gun laws for political gain.
  • May 18, 2020
  • Opinion
How Ginsburg’s and Kagan’s recent opinions send a healthy signal about the Supreme Court
Recent rulings show what voters should demand in the next justice.
  • May 11, 2020
  • Opinion
Harvard’s Epstein corruption deserves a full airing — even amid a pandemic
The prestigious university comes clean about its relationship with the sex offender.
  • May 4, 2020
  • Opinion
This crisis has taught us the true cost of doing business with China
Less developed countries around the world owe hundreds of billions of dollars to China.
  • Apr 20, 2020
  • Opinion
A disaster brewed for years in the Postal Service. The coronavirus has engulfed it in crisis.
The U.S. Postal Service is pleading for tens of billions of dollars in aid.
  • Apr 13, 2020
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