Opinion

When Americans think about conflict with China, Taiwan comes to mind first. Yet there’s a front off our shores as well, in the Caribbean.

What is meant by “affordable housing”? The term suggests a certain level of shelter at a moderate price but offers no details. That makes it irritating.

Today is the 172nd day of 2023 and the first day of summer. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1788, New Hampshire ratified the U.S.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett’s majority opinion for the Supreme Court in Haaland v. Brackeen is conservative in the good, oldfashioned sense of the word. In upholding the Indian Child Welfare Act, the court reaffirmed precedent and declined an invitation to revolutionize the law with a reactionary constitutional holding. Along the way, Barrett demonstrated a style of doctrinal confidence and aphoristic clarity reminiscent of her old boss, Justice Antonin Scalia. The opinion marks a step in her bid to inherit Scalia’s role as the leading conservative voice on the court.

I set out chamomile seedlings on the table in my yard so neighbors could grab them. The Buy Nothing group I belong to is a form of community care, but I would have never called it that prior to reading Rainesford Stauffer’s new book, “All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and the Ways we Strive.” Buy Nothing groups are online communities where members can ask for what they need and share items they no longer need. All free, hence the name.

Dear Annie: My parents both passed away in the last couple of years, with the most recent being my mother in December. She left an estranged relative in charge of closing both of my parents’ estates. This person has largely been absent from our lives and only reconnected with my parents when they became terminally ill (and they could potentially profit financially).

Some observations on special counsel Jack Smith’s indictment of former President Donald Trump: No. 1: The indictment is valid. It shows Trump, in voluntarily recorded conversation, revealing to onlookers the contents of government documents classified top secret and, in exchanges with his attorneys, refusing to turn over this material and encouraging them and an aide to conceal it from the government.

Dear Annie: I have been with “Garrett” for over four years now. I have a son who is 9, and we share a daughter, 3. I was a single mom for four years before I met Garrett, so I did everything on my own.

What will Republican voters make of Trump’s federal indictment? There have already been polls, but they are too early to mean much. Voters’ reactions will be influenced by Republican leaders and media personalities. For the past eight years, “influencers” have rallied around Trump. The base has accordingly dismissed every allegation as politically motivated and the politicians, in turn, have pointed to the opinions of “the people” as justification for sticking with Trump themselves. Rinse and repeat. That minuet continued after the indictment was announced, but this time there were some interesting dissenters.

SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2023 Today is the 168th day of 2023 and the 90th day of spring. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1963, the U.S.