Plenty of people have suspected all along that the congressional investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election are nothing but a sham. Now there's proof.

No legitimate probe aimed at getting to the bottom of what really happened with the Russians would allow three proven liars to meet with Senate and House investigators...Read more

The following editorial appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Sunday, July 23:

With Republicans dominating the White House, Congress and state governments, it's no surprise that dominating the judiciary is the next goal. Efforts to control that independent branch of government have prompted debate on an obscure Senate rule called the "blue...Read more

Last month, the American Heart Association once again went after butter, steak and especially coconut oil with this familiar warning: The saturated fats in these foods cause heart disease. The organization's "presidential advisory" was a fresh look at the science and came in response to a growing number of researchers, including myself, who have...Read more

The following editorial appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Sunday, July 23:

American-Chinese trade talks started under the rubric of an ambitious 100-day U.S. China Comprehensive Economic Dialogue launched by President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago in April. They appear to have ended, for the time being, ...Read more

The following editorial appeared in the Akron Beacon Journal on Tuesday, July 25:

Recall Donald Trump praising Vladimir Putin last December. The president-elect described the Russian president as "very smart" for choosing to take a pass on retaliatory measures in the wake of the Obama White House imposing sanctions against Russia for its cyber-...Read more

Last year, I visited the sprawling mines of Cerro Rico, the "rich hill" that looms over Potosi, Bolivia. Four centuries ago, it supplied the silver that bankrolled the Spanish empire. Today, miners who work in the same tunnels as 16th century conscripted Incan laborers are providing tin for Apple products like the iPhone. It's a powerful paradox...Read more

Two years ago, an unusual matter came before my court: a petition for posthumous bar admission brought by the descendants of Hong Yen Chang, a native of China. Chang came to America in 1872 at age 13. He graduated from the Phillips Academy, Yale College and Columbia Law School and passed the bar exam. But in 1890 my court denied him a law ...Read more

President Donald Trump is besieged. He is reportedly looking for ways to close down the Russia investigation by the Justice Department. He already tried at least once, when he fired FBI Director James Comey. He still has the power to fire special counsel Robert Mueller.

President Nixon fired a special prosecutor, Archibald Cox. It did not go ...Read more

The following editorial appeared in the Star Tribune on Tuesday, July 25:

Congressional leaders have reached agreement on sanctions that would at once punish Russia for its interference in the U.S. election and sharply cuff presidential power to suspend or end those sanctions.

Both are needed as this nation plunges into uncharted territory, ...Read more

Only 36 percent of Republicans, according to the Pew Research Center, believe colleges and universities have a positive effect on the way things are going in the country, versus 58 percent who say they have a negative effect. Among Democrats, those figures are 72 percent and 19 percent, respectively. That finding represents a crisis.

For it to ...Read more