Criticizing capitalism is a popular cottage industry, but the critics never tell us what system would be better and why. A Jan. 8 letter from Barbara Dee blaming capitalism, “our decidedly evil and outdated market-based system of economics,” for societal ills from homelessness to inequality is a good example. The problem with Ms. Dee’s description […]

As an American Jew, born after WWII, I grew up largely insulated from blatant acts of antisemitism. My parents and grandparents, however, suffered these indignities, which surfaced as lost jobs and promotions, denied rentals, backroom insults, and a deep-seated fear that Jews would never be safe, even here. I grew up without these feelings. Indeed, […]

It may be difficult to prove, legally, that Mr. Trump helped plan the Jan. 6 insurrection, but there is plenty of sworn testimony that, as president, he did nothing to protect the Capitol and its proceedings during most of the day. After inciting the crowd, he returned to the White House, watched the assault on […]