Opinion Columns

Right Now, Fiscal Restraint Would Be Folly
Steve Chapman, Mar. 29, 2020
Fiscal discipline was once a durable American practice. But in the 1940s, it went out the window. The federal government embarked on a sudden, unprecedented binge of borrowing that put the nation in hock up to its ears. From 1

Who's a Good Dog?
Marc Dion, Mar. 27, 2020
I love the rich people who employ me. I do. Before that, I loved the other rich people who employed me. I want them swaddled with care, smothered with tax incentives, insulated against the cold breezes of the income tax. I am t

It's Fine to Talk About How This Crisis Ends
David Harsanyi, Mar. 27, 2020
If I followed all my doctor's instructions to the letter, life would be excruciating. It would be tantamount to having Michael Bloomberg make my life choices, which is to say my life wouldn't be worth living. Human