Opinion

Letter: Show some compassion for a man who has none

Letters to the Editor June 17, 2026

There is so much criticism aimed at President Trump that it is disheartening. People just don’t seem to understand his cruelty and bigotry. Don't they know that he can’t help himself in that, through no fault of his own, he is a sociopath, a mental health disorder characterized by disregard for others, with tendencies to lie, break laws, act impulsively? It is also quite possible that the heartbreak of lifelong painful bone spurs affects him daily. Let’s show some compassion for a man who has none. Jim KillettLahaina

Rich Lowry: Karmelo Anthony's race doesn't matter

Columns June 16, 2026

The system failed Karmelo Anthony — he stabbed someone to death and is going to jail for it. If this doesn't strike you as an injustice, you haven't been paying attention to the voices defending the 19-year-old who was just sentenced to 35 years in prison for murdering another teenager at ...

Cassie McClure: What lurks outside the frame

Columns June 16, 2026

I consumed a lot of horror movies during my teen years. For a couple of my friends, my room became the hub where we watched the standard fare of slashers, munched on overly processed snacks, and critiqued the characters' decisions as they ran for their lives. We, of course, would make better, ...

Josh Hammer: Belfast is burning, and the media won't say why

Columns June 13, 2026

Nearly three decades after the end of the Troubles, Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, is once again on fire. On Monday, June 8, a Sudanese "asylum" seeker attacked a local man on the street with a kitchen knife, slashing him across the face and neck. Graphic video of the attack, which ...

Mona Charen: Why I don't plan to stop drinking alcohol

Columns June 13, 2026

Is a glass of wine with dinner going to increase your chance of getting cancer or another serious illness? For the past few years, we've been deluged with studies and news accounts suggesting that the answer is yes. This week, the USDA reinstated a caution in its dietary guidelines about ...

Michael Barone: Gordon wood and the historians who told the real story of the founders

Columns June 13, 2026

The sudden death of the historian Gordon Wood, just weeks before the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, is one more mark of the closure of a golden age of the historiography of the Revolutionary era. It's an occasion to reflect on the uniqueness, indeed ...