Is there a middle ground on immigration? This Republican thinks so | Mark Z. Barabak
Bob Worsley makes a pragmatic argument for a generous, welcoming immigration policy, one unsentimentally rooted in cold dollars and cents.
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Jimmy Carter: Narrative of lousy president, sainted ex-president doesn't tell the whole story | Mark Z. Barabak
Politics is a zero-sum profession, its score-keeping writ in black and white. Either you win or you lose.
Walz is along for the ride | Mark Z. Barabak
When voters go to the polls, all but an exceeding few will be focused on the top of the ticket, not the vice presidential understudy.
Arizona's near-total abortion ban shows why Trump can't sidestep issue | Mark Barabak
Polls have consistently shown that most Americans believe abortion should be legal to at least some degree — especially during the first trimester of pregnancy.
How Kamala Harris found her groove. And why being vice president is still tough
After a history-making ascent to the vice presidency and a humbling descent into mockery and disdain after a rocky start, Kamala Harris seems to have...
The troubling exodus of local election officials | Mark Z. Barabak
Let's push lawmakers to do all they can to protect the workers who constitute the paper-thin line keeping our elections system alive and well.
Feinstein departs on her terms | Mark Z. Barabak
Sen. Dianne Feinstein remained determined, unwavering and, for good or ill, fixed on her course to the very end.
Disinformation is a problem in local races, too | Mark Z. Barabak
Even small-bore contests, like a school board race in Northern California's Bay Area, are now subject to willful, weaponized deceit.
The essence of Nancy Pelosi comes through in her not-farewell address | Mark Z. Barabak
Shrewd to the last, it seemed no accident that Pelosi's announcement coincided with and vastly overshadowed Republicans' first day as the majority-in-waiting.
Paul Pelosi is a victim of poisoned politics | Mark Z. Barabak
The criminal and dangerous will land in court. Those who inspire them must also be held to account.