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Opinion | CPAP machines are essential medical equipment

Like Kyle H. Kallman wrote in his May 2 Health & Science article, “How I learned to love my CPAP,” I also love...

Opinion | Compassion does not necessarily come from spirituality

We all wonder about the nature of wisdom and how it is acquired because it is so essential in producing well-functioning and harmonious...

Opinion | ADHD is no excuse for easy access to guns

Rarely is the danger of easy access to firearms portrayed more starkly than in the case of Deja Taylor and her 6-year-old son,...

Opinion | When the King of the Ring made magic in Virginia

As a local reporter, I was fortunate to have a front-row seat at a fundraiser for a child-care center. The event near Skyline...

Opinion | A larger House is needed — and doable

I agree with Danielle Allen’s May 4 op-ed, “Can the Capitol hold a much bigger House? Yes, here’s how it would look.” There...

Opinion | Americans have to stop thinking that guns offer protection

Comment on this storyCommentBy including graphs and statistics with his May 11 Thursday Opinion column, “How many guns will it take to make...

Nikki Haley Says Pledging a Federal Abortion Ban Wouldn’t Be ‘Honest’

The Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley refused on Sunday to endorse a federal abortion ban at a specific number of weeks’ gestation, saying...

5 Moments That Defined Trump’s Record on Immigration

When Donald J. Trump became president, he immediately set out to change the country’s immigration system, including with a travel ban that mostly...

DeSantis Impresses in Iowa, Showing Up an Absent Trump

For the first time in months, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday showed the aggressive political instincts that his allies have long insisted he...

Rules for Pentagon Use of Proxy Forces Shed Light on a Shadowy War Power

U.S. Special Operations forces are not required to vet for past human rights violations by the foreign troops they arm and train as...

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