An editorial writer might consult a reporter to see what she thinks, if it is what she covers. But they are entirely independent.

Donald Trump is a boor, and cannot stop being a boor.

Politics is how you think about life itself.

Nationalism and patriotism are two sides of the same coin, and the most nationalistic / patriotic country in the last 300 years was Germany during the Third Reich.

You should support Israel not because it is Jewish but because it is a sane, secular democracy. You want Lebanon to be at peace. You don't care much about Kuwait.

I disagree with those who suggest that we permanently close down the U.S. mail on the grounds that it can kill you. That is sheer hysteria. I think we should permanently close down the U.S. mail on the grounds that it has been making us sick for quite a while.

I don't consider Hillary Clinton to be the lesser of two evils.