It’s hard to work up much sympathy for the hollowed-out husk of a human being that is Mitch McConnell, or Lindsey Graham for that matter. This country is a harder, colder, more meanspirited place because these senators would rather bootlick a bully than stand for the principles they once espoused. Surely, they know the price […]

It was ironic this week to view a commemoration of D-Day, which set Europe free and cemented the long-term modern relationship between Europe and the US, that was being presided over by one of the most anti-Europe US presidents in recent history. Indeed, the current polarity between Donald Trump and Europe has echoes of yesteryear, […]

Donald Trump’s definition of “convenient” is as loose as his relationship with the truth. The US president has clocked up in the region of 1,500km for the ‘handiness’ of staying in west Clare in between visits to Britain and France. Of course, what he really means is that his European trip to mark the 75th […]

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian jeweler Vivara has hired advisors for an initial public offering, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. The sources, who requested anonymity due to the private nature of the talks, said Vivara has hired the investment banking units of Bank of America Corp and Itau Unibanco Holding […]

(Reuters) – Elliott Management is the lead bidder in an auction for Barnes & Noble Inc, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, sending its shares up as much as 28%. A deal between the activist hedge fund and bookseller could be reached in the coming days, the report said, adding that should Elliott win […]

To the Editor: “A Traffic Ticket of $13,000,” by Emily Reina Dindial and Ronald J. Lampard (Op-Ed, May 28), makes critical points about the punitive policy of suspending driver’s licenses. But what the writers don’t note is that too often people who fail to pay fines and fees don’t just lose their driver’s licenses or […]

“Now what?” is a question I ask myself often. It’s a question many recent graduates are asking themselves this spring, after collecting their hard-earned diplomas. And it is a good question for them to contemplate as they try to figure out how to move forward. Because I write about difficult subjects — gender, sexual violence, […]

To the Editor: Re “Hurting the Fight Against Abortion,” by Gracy Olmstead (Op-Ed, May 28), which asserts that Republicans’ “commitment to life” on issues other than abortion has been inconsistent: Ms. Olmstead’s comparison is false. The level of hypocrisy shown by pro-choice advocates does not even come close to that of the so-called pro-lifers. The […]

JERUSALEM — For Amir Ohana, the shift that led to Israel’s current political moment — and indirectly, to his own unlikely rise — can be pinpointed to one incident in the fall of 2000. Mr. Ohana, who was just appointed this country’s first openly gay cabinet minister, was then a 24-year-old from a desert backwater […]

We need more ideas like the one Senator Kamala Harris of California proposed last week to stop abortion laws from going into effect unless the federal government agrees they comply with Roe v. Wade. This idea, known as preclearance, is widely considered the single most effective civil rights tool in American history, because it blocks […]