Opinion Columns

Trade Deals Must Protect Intellectual Property Rights
Stephen Moore, May. 22, 2018
Donald Trump is now deep into trade negotiations with China and NAFTA 2.0 negotiations with Canada and Mexico. We are strong free traders, but we believe that Trump's plans to negotiate better trade agreements that reduce trade barriers abroad are right on the mark. He als

Does More Debt Lead to Fewer Babies?
Froma Harrop, May. 22, 2018
Romper, a website for young mothers, asks a good question. Is crushing student debt a big factor in millennials' not having children? Its answer is yes. Member

Can a Pope Change Moral Truth?
Patrick Buchanan, May. 22, 2018
That joking retort we heard as children, "Is the pope Catholic?" is starting to look like a serious question. Asked five years ago about a "gay lobby" in the Vatican, Pope Francis responded, "If a person is gay and seeks God and has good will, who am I to judge?" As judgment was thought to be part of the papal job description, traditional Catholics were startled at what the new pope had volunteered. Now the Holy Father