Matthew Yglesias: What makes this shutdown so different

Eric Snoey: Cuts to Medicaid and to insurance subsidies will push ERs past the brink

Jim Nowlan: Politicians seem incapable of balancing the federal budget

David Wassel: Reimagining the Gainey campaign offers deeper look into Democratic Party

Michael Ohler: Pa. needs more state prison boot camps

Allison Schrager: A zombie economy could be America’s future

Ken Silverstein: Bridging the red-blue divide on climate

Patricia Murphy: Trump forged Middle East peace. How about fixing Congress next?

Ryan Kennedy: Far fewer Americans support political violence than recent polls suggest

Cal Thomas: After Gaza, what's next?

Panini Chowdhury: We all have a right to walk safely on our streets

Tyler Samstag: From Mister Rogers to machine learning — Pittsburgh's next big moment in education

Jackie Calmes: George Washington would be spinning in his grave

David M. Drucker: Politicians need to stop being so online

Alex Wallach Hanson: Strassburger’s failed play on inclusionary zoning

Mark Reinecke: A goal of zero youth suicides is reasonable. Here’s how we get there

Henry I. Miller: Autism, Tylenol and the perils of easy answers

Mary Ellen Klas: Threats against judges have crossed the line

Sheldon H. Jacobson and Dr. Janet A. Jokela: Sage advice — get a flu shot this year

Why do new Pentagon press rules matter?

Holding our friends responsible is maybe more important than calling out enemies

What's left for pregnant women?

How a movie star made people want to be journalists

Finding a solution to political violence is science fiction

Who wants to be a Powerball billionaire?

26 years of thoughts and prayers

Museums must be honest repositories of history

Why do ICE officers need masks?

Texas redistricting rips up the rules

Trump's interest in interest rates

The difference between debate and argument

Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump and the unexpected consequences of encouraging supporters

The lessons of Abraham Lincoln and a house divided

UPMC decision slams door on trans youths

Lee's words about Minnesota victims must be remembered

Los Angeles confrontations are becoming less about immigration than First Amendment

The bromance is over

Aaron Rodgers and the politics of playing games

DOMI's latest folly — bike lane in the Strip

Ryder Cup — a good walk spoiled

In politics, friends are hard to come by

Free speech, voting and finding our way back

Partnership key for Pittsburgh's Renaissance III

Trump shows he's no fan of fair fights

Taking a bite out of justice

Pittsburgh steel families built a nation

Moreno the underdog candidate for Pittsburgh mayor

Local radio stations show how to fight back in tough times

Cruelty the theme of Trump administration

A good turn and a bad one from McCormick

Joseph Sabino Misick: Competitive authoritarianism trickling in

Eradicating hate is a worthy cause

In NY, another wild-card candidate challenges status quo

The American flag belongs to all of us

Ike knew a thing or two about real leadership

Bloomfield gym saving lives for 40 years

America’s coming brain drain

Tipping is getting ridiculous

Are you smarter than a senator?

Baseball Karen and ballpark vulgarity

Pittsburgh scores a big win — Dr. John Byrd

100 years ago, when the KKK was dominant in Western Pa.

A nation of slobs

Trump assassination tragedy still on minds of many

Route 30 traffic danger

Our nation's founding, an American miracle

The silliness of 'No Kings'

Trump’s big deal for steelworkers

The 'least American' but 'very American' pope

Ruining America’s national pastime

The pope of surprises

Trump’s trade policies creating chaos and political realignment

The ACLU’s religious ignorance

Slow down and move over for tow-truck drivers

Is Trump the next Neville Chamberlain?

Hey, Travis and Taylor — get married