Bret Stephens | The Seattle Times

FILE – In this Feb. 1, 2015, file photo, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a press conference in Manama, Bahrain. A pro-government Turkish newspaper on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 published a gruesome recounting of the alleged slaying of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, just as America’s top diplomat arrived in the country for talks over the Washington Post columnist’s disappearance. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, File)

October 18, 2018 at 6:28 am

Khashoggi’s killing isn’t a blunder. It’s a crime. | Bret Stephens / Syndicated columnist

The fate of Jamal Khashoggi is no mere blunder, but a serious crime with geopolitical consequences.

October 4, 2018 at 7:03 am

For once, I’m grateful for Trump | Bret Stephens / Syndicated columnist

I’m grateful because ferocious and even crass obstinacy has its uses in life, and never more so than in the face of sly moral bullying.

This artwork by Paul Tong refers to Michael Cohen stepping out of Donald Trump's shadow in his recent plea bargain.

August 22, 2018 at 4:26 pm

Donald Trump’s high crimes and misdemeanors | Bret Stephens / Syndicated columnist

The Constitution’s standard for impeachment is “Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.” The standard is now met.

August 16, 2018 at 7:33 am

This is your brain on Omarosa | Bret Stephens / Syndicated columnist

We’re stuck living in a nightmare in which the president spends his time on Twitter saying terrible things about all sorts of people. And while...

August 3, 2018 at 3:15 pm

Trump will have blood on his hands | Opinion

A few of Trump supporters hear the phrase “enemy of the people” and are prepared to take the words to their logical conclusion.

This artwork by Donna Grethen refers to the battle between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders for the Democratic nomination.

July 27, 2018 at 4:24 pm

Crystal-ball analysis of a Trump win in 2020 | Bret Stephens / Syndicated columnist

In the end, a bitterly fought election came down to the old political aphorism, popularized during Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 run against George H.W. Bush:...

July 20, 2018 at 2:29 pm

Mike Pompeo and John Bolton should have the decency to resign | Bret Stephens / Syndicated columnist

The Cabinet members and their staff have three higher duties than loyalty to President Donald Trump: the Constitution, to which they swore an oath; the...

July 12, 2018 at 2:46 pm

Brett Kavanaugh deserves confirmation | Bret Stephens / Syndicated columnist

Democrats would help themselves, and the country, by returning to the old standard and refusing to let Kavanaugh’s confirmation become the political event of the...

June 28, 2018 at 3:53 pm

How, exactly, does this travel ban keep us safe, Mr. President? | Bret Stephens / Syndicated columnist

It would have done nothing to prevent the 14 most significant terrorist attacks (or attempts) in the U.S. in the last quarter-century.

This artwork by Mark Weber refers to the plight of immigrants in the U.S.

June 22, 2018 at 2:33 pm

Our real immigration problem is that we don’t have enough immigrants | Bret Stephens / Syndicated columnist

The U.S. fertility rate has fallen to a record low; Americans are getting older; and the Federal Reserve has reported labor shortages in multiple industries...