Opinion

Elon Musk’s control over satellite internet demands a reckoning

A single man exerts considerable control over the satellite internet industry — even as that industry is crucial to the war effort in Ukraine.

By the Editorial BoardAugust 30, 2023
Opinion

In Sudan, a genocide unfolds — again — and the world does little

There are many things world leaders can do to stem violence in Darfur. They need to act soon.

By the Editorial BoardAugust 29, 2023
Opinion

An unwanted kiss reflects gender inequalities — in sports and beyond

The resulting uproar, and the likelihood of a merited resignation or removal, could have a salutary effect in sports and beyond.

By the Editorial BoardAugust 29, 2023
Opinion

What happened to D.C. food trucks? The answer says much about the ‘new normal.’

Seven food truck operators share their best ideas to save downtown D.C.

By the Editorial BoardAugust 29, 2023
Opinion

Putting her mental health first, Simone Biles sticks the landing

Biles didn’t just silence her naysayers. She dropped the mic on them.

By the Editorial BoardAugust 28, 2023
Opinion

The popular will is thwarted again in Thailand

So much for the pledge.

By the Editorial BoardAugust 27, 2023
Opinion

Wildfires move a mile a minute. The U.S. can’t ignore the warnings.

Officials said nobody saw the fires coming, but for years numerous reports and residents have urged for better wildfire planning.

By the Editorial BoardAugust 25, 2023
Opinion

Drowned dogs foretell a D.C. infrastructure crisis

The city botched its response to an Aug. 14 flood at a Northeast doggy day care center. But infrastructure improvements can help ease the pressure on first responders.

By the Editorial BoardAugust 25, 2023
Opinion

In Egypt, a voice of protest is jailed. End the carousel of repression.

Egypt holds thousands of political prisoners for months and years without trial, frees a handful — and then takes in more.

By the Editorial BoardAugust 25, 2023
Opinion

Electric cars and solar cells rely on Chinese minerals. Here’s how to curb the risks.

The United States needs a strategy to keep a green transition from becoming a geopolitical windfall for the autocracy that controls critical minerals: China.

By the Editorial BoardAugust 25, 2023
Opinion

On the debate stage, a fight to save Ukraine — and the GOP

Nikki Haley, Mike Pence and Chris Christie deserve praise for rebutting Vivek Ramaswamy and Ron DeSantis’s arguments against countering Russia.

By the Editorial BoardAugust 24, 2023
Opinion

The GOP’s race to the bottom on immigration is on full display

The first GOP debate showed that the nativist rhetoric that sounded so extreme when Trump ran eight years ago has moved into the Republican mainstream.

By the Editorial BoardAugust 24, 2023
Opinion

U.S. chips enable Russia’s war drones. It’s time to stanch the flow.

The U.S. should choke off the supply of integrated circuits that enable Russia’s Shahed-136 drones, designed by Iran and soon to be produced inside Russia.

By the Editorial BoardAugust 23, 2023
Opinion

Poison fell from the sky 10 years ago. Syria has yet to be held to account.

Syria’s regime has never been punished for using sarin at Ghouta, killing 1,400 people, and has continued to use chemical weapons. This is a colossal failure.

By the Editorial BoardAugust 23, 2023
Opinion

Putin plans for a long struggle in Ukraine. The U.S. needs to do the same.

The West needs to continue helping to defend Ukraine in the short term and ensure its survival and sovereignty in the long term.

By the Editorial BoardAugust 23, 2023
Opinion

Extreme heat is punishing the country. Here’s how to prepare for more.

Extreme heat kills more people than hurricanes, tornadoes and floods combined.

By the Editorial BoardAugust 22, 2023
Opinion

U.S. should call Niger’s coup for what it is: A coup

The Biden administration has not called the illegal armed overthrow of a democratically elected president what it is: A military coup. That needs to change.

By the Editorial BoardAugust 22, 2023

In Wuhan, doctors knew the truth. They were told to keep quiet.

China's leaders covered up the pandemic at first — as described by doctors and other health-care professionals on the front lines.

By the Editorial BoardAugust 22, 2023
Opinion

When Hong Kong’s government tries to silence a song, the world should listen

The state is appealing a decision from the judiciary that would spare U.S. technology companies from having to scrub “Glory to Hong Kong” from their platforms.

By the Editorial BoardAugust 22, 2023
Opinion

What GOP presidential candidates should talk about other than Trump

The first Republican presidential debate on Wednesday, in Milwaukee and airing on Fox News, can illuminate substantive differences between the candidates.

By the Editorial BoardAugust 21, 2023