Op-ed

Remember when everyone was panicking about inflation, warning ominously about 1970s-type stagflation? OK, many people are still saying such things, some because that’s what they always say, some because that’s what they say when there’s a Democratic president, some because they’re extrapolating from the big price increases that took place in the first five months of this year.

Radically conservative politicians want to limit the ability of teachers to talk about structural racism because it may lead their sons and daughters to question the racism still embedded in the U.S.

Among the ideas: Administer an empathy test to every candidate for public office.

As doctors, we recognize the moral obligation we have to take action today on climate change and build a sustainable future for our children.

In other words, is preserving the filibuster more important than preserving voting rights and democracy itself?

The central question for America — an ever more diverse America whose economy and culture are rapidly fusing with the economies and cultures of the rest of the globe — is whether it is possible to rediscover our identity and our mutual responsibility without creating another enemy.

Commitment to de-policing and de-prosecution has replaced “zero tolerance” with another devastating approach: “infinite tolerance.” There is a happy medium of law enforcement, and, if more of us come together, then maybe Baltimore can find it before the chaos gets worse.

The failure of the state to pass major environmental legislation requires Maryland’s counties to step up to the task. Recently, several have, including Anne Arundel, Frederick and Howard counties. The time is now for Baltimore County to match or exceed what our neighboring counties have already accomplished.

The last thing anyone needs is to redefine the culture war as a racial conflict.

With the Houston Astros in town, one can't help but be reminded of their sign-stealing scandal and the fact that no individual players suffered any penalty, leaving many feeling as though the true perpetrators of the crime have been given a pass.

When a friendly neighbor decided to snap a photo of a front door he admired, he had no idea he was also caught on camera and would soon be the talk of the neighborhood - via Nextdoor - and suspected of casing the house. It was the perfect encapsulation of the social media-fueled angst and paranoia of our times amplified by the isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Far too many of the communities have no sidewalks, no protected areas for children to play, no designated pedestrian lanes and no safe passage to the store, park, school, library, coffee shop or even the neighbors’ house.

If it did, would the NRA — that vigilant defender of gun rights — have kept silent when a John Crawford III or a Tamir Rice, the one a man legally carrying a firearm, the other a boy legally playing with a toy gun, were executed by police?

There’s no safe harbor, no middle position where someone can say “let’s discuss this more,” never mind “I disagree” or “your solution is bad.”

Small businesses will continue to suffer unless there is a major policy intervention at the federal level. That’s why we’re looking to Congress to pass the American Jobs Plan immediately -- and by budget reconciliation if necessary

My blood type is O negative, I am healthy, I can run a half-marathon, I do not smoke or use drugs, I only have two to three drinks a week, and I am in a committed relationship. Yet, due to homophobic stereotypes and outdated policies, gay men like myself -- termed “MSM” or “men who have sex with men” -- cannot freely donate blood and soft tissue in America.

Most women who are mothers don’t like the “birthing person” bit. But I didn’t have the heart to tell them they’ll be sent to a reeducation camp if they persist.

It is our duty to focus first on protecting the health of our patients, our communities and our employees.

White people are an optical illusion. Americans know this. Not just because Americans invented white people, but also because every few decades or so, we revisit our invention to reexamine what it means to be white in light of its intended purpose: to demean, demoralize and defeat Black people.

My Dad passed away 34 years ago. I cried for a short while, then ... nothing. No sadness. No anger. No regret. No loss. Nothing. And I was OK with that, because how can you truly shed tears for someone you didn't really know?

This isn’t just loony economics. It’s dangerously loony economics because it might be believed, leading to all sorts of stupid public policies.

With as many as 200,000 renter households in the state at great risk of eviction and homelessness, we call upon Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration to recognize the humanity of Black and brown Marylanders with three immediate steps.

Juneteenth, officially observed on June 19th, also marks the fourth day of remembrance to occur in the span of a month’s time. Though the events we remembered are different, there is an enduring thread woven through each. It’s the thread of distorting truth by delay, exclusion, concealing or silence.

Each and every year that Marilyn Mosby has been in office the city has had over 300 homicides. When is she going to accept responsibility for her failure to prevent the deaths of our friends and neighbors? She needs to stop fighting with every group imaginable and fight for the city. If she is not able to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, she should find another one.

I started at The Sun as a small step above a cub reporter in my 20s and have had the privilege of chronicling life in Baltimore and Maryland, but after two decades I am leaving for a new adventure.

The science is clear: We’ve pushed the ocean beyond its limits. The planet is now in crisis mode.

Neither Biden nor his three predecessors (Presidents Bush, Obama and Trump) have made headway in pursuing a stronger stance toward Russia. And four years of Donald Trump has weakened the political and moral authority of the United States and the U.S. presidency.

We are desperate for a treatment. However, we need treatments that work, as demonstrated by the evidence that emerges from well-conducted clinical trials. This is not it.