Just a thought by Judith Martin-Straw

Truth be told, The Washington Post has never been my go-to paper. I’m still devastated to see it collapse into …[READ MORE]

The year-end is coming quickly, and for many of us, the calendar cannot change fast enough. It’s been a year …[READ MORE]

You very likely have a ballot; maybe it’s sitting on your desk, or languishing with a pile of mail on …[READ MORE]

The art of the essay is about taking an idea out to play, in order to prove a point. There’s …[READ MORE]

The text of Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny – 20 Lessons from the 20th Century is brief, blunt, essential reading right …[READ MORE]

I keep coming back to Sandra Bland.  I’m as distraught and depressed as most everyone else, but I’m taking some …[READ MORE]

Breaking up with a a media outlet that you have considered essential for years is a challenge. Sheer habit alone …[READ MORE]

With the dark cloud of recession looming large, current economic policies remind me that voting with my wallet is the …[READ MORE]

A friend was talking about having to take a ‘stress test’ as part of a physical exam, and the phrase …[READ MORE]

It comes back, over and over again, to the basic choice of civilization. Either some people are more important than …[READ MORE]