Opinion

A proposed billion-dollar White House ballroom is raising questions about cost, transparency and necessity, as critics argue taxpayers deserve clarity on whether the project is about security upgrades or a costly expansion.

A comparison of U.S. military spending and China’s infrastructure investment raises questions about opportunity costs, as experts weigh what trillions spent on war might have built at home instead.

The rising popularity of weight-loss drugs is sparking concern among public health advocates, who warn that relying on medications may overlook deeper issues like food access, inequality and long-term community health solutions.

A reflection on women’s suffrage highlights both progress and gaps in voting rights, honoring trailblazers like Ida B. Wells and Fannie Lou Hamer while urging continued action to protect and expand equality today.

As a progressive economist, I wrote a paper in 2021 with a generally conservative colleague, Kevin Hassett, who now directs the National Economic Council in the Trump White House. We agreed then on the basic arithmetic of the American retirement crisis.

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A proposed billion-dollar White House ballroom is raising questions about cost, transparency and necessity, as critics argue taxpayers deserve clarity on whether the project is about security upgrades or a costly expansion.

A comparison of U.S. military spending and China’s infrastructure investment raises questions about opportunity costs, as experts weigh what trillions spent on war might have built at home instead.

The rising popularity of weight-loss drugs is sparking concern among public health advocates, who warn that relying on medications may overlook deeper issues like food access, inequality and long-term community health solutions.