Opinion

WASHINGTON -- We lost the war on women, ever since the days of groovy Gloria Steinem as the leader of a mass social movement. Steinem is still groovy in her 80s, but there’s no succession on passing the torch.

Today is the 173rd day of 2023 and the second day of summer. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1815, French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated his throne for the second time.

A Good Speech Is a Terrible Thing to Waste I wasn’t invited to give a graduation speech this spring. Still, I was prepared, and since a good speech is a terrible thing to waste, I offer it to you now.

Dear Annie: I live in a nice neighborhood in a modest-sized city. This is a dog-rich environment, with most of my neighbors owning and frequently walking their dogs. I have two, which flourish in my yard, and we rarely walk.

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).