Jill Lawrence

Opinion: One smart way to win over working-class voters — and help the economy

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro has held his job for less than a month, so it’s probably too early for him to think about running for president. But it’s not too soon for other governors considering a White House run to do what he did with a splash on…

Op-Ed: The midterm results (so far) show that old political narratives don’t apply

As Republicans gloated in recent weeks about the red wave they expected to wash over America, Democrats and their allies were, as usual, beating themselves up for blowing the election before it happened. The actual outcome? It could have been worse —…

Op-Ed: Sarah Palin lost her bid for Congress. But we may not have seen the last of her yet

When Fox News canceled Sarah Palin’s contributor contract in 2013, I wrote that it was “the end of an era.” I was, of course, wrong about that. Not only did Fox give her another contract six months later, her divisive brand of insults and…

Op-Ed: Democrats try a new campaign strategy — getting things done

The most worried political junkies in America these days may be those never-Trump former Republicans who put their hopes in the Democratic Party. They’re terrified that Democrats are incapable of winning when and where it matters most. Right now that…

Op-Ed: Bennie Thompson and Liz Cheney understand the stakes of democracy

There’s been deserved praise for the House Jan. 6 committee’s production values, yet the two leading players in these hearings are just as riveting: one descended from enslaved Black people, the other from a Puritan property owner in 1640…

Junior League Battles Elitist Image

WASHINGTON — Bone china and brooches and sterling silver for sale. Special guest rooms at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria. Cookbooks and calligraphy and a fancy private boarding school in the Virginia hunt country. It’s no surprise to find these…

Part-Time Jobs Often Pay for Luxuries, Interfere With School Work : Teen-Age Earning and Learning Don’t Always Mix, Educators Discover

WASHINGTON — To work or not to work? The question never comes up in Japan, where school is considered the only job fit for students. But American teen-agers are working in droves, much of their cash going for cars, clothes, beer and sometimes drugs.…

Protests, 1980s’ Style: Cooperation Replaces Tear Gas and Night Sticks

WASHINGTON — Police described the crowd as peaceful, visitors praised the courtesy of the officers, and everyone considered the event a success. This is protest, 1980s’ style. In another decade, tear gas and night sticks might have been used against…