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Opinion

Does the US still have a Constitution?

Columns

Legal scholars have many lenses through which to examine the Constitution. Lawyers need to master about 150 Supreme Court decisions in order to have a sufficient understanding of the government. But most of what lawyers have studied is theory — how the Constitution is supposed to work, as ...

Washington Post publisher stepping down after layoffs

Columns

Washington Post publisher Will Lewis said Saturday that he's stepping down, ending a troubled tenure three days after the newspaper said that it was laying off one-third of its staff. Lewis announced his departure in a two-paragraph email to the newspaper's staff, saying that after two years ...

Almanac for Feb. 9, 2026

Columns

Today is Monday, Feb. 9, the 40th day of 2026. There are 325 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1964, the Beatles made their first live American television appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show," broadcast from New York on CBS. The quartet played five songs, including "She Loves You" ...

A week to celebrate the importance of paper

Editorials

Bouquet — From Two Sides North America, Portland, Oregon: Two Sides North America, a non-profit organization advocating for the sustainable attributes of print, paper and paper-based packaging, marked its annual Love Paper Week this week. This celebration highlights the unique role of paper ...