Opinion Today: Demands for more accountability from the White House
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Opinion Today
July 16, 2026
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These ICE killings must stop. “There is one viable path to greater accountability — if politicians have the stomach for it.”

— Radley Balko, author of a book on the militarization of America’s police

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A deadly school attack in Iran demands accountability. “It’s hard to imagine how Mr. Trump could make this tragedy worse, but his unwillingness to acknowledge the intelligence oversight does not live up to the moral standard many Americans would like to see in their commander in chief.”

— W.J. Hennigan, an Opinion writer

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England defeats itself. Again. “This isn’t the cheery optimism of the Brooklyn Dodgers’ ‘Wait ’til next year.’ This is deeper — an aching sense that things just won’t work out.”

— Matthew Rose, an Opinion editorial director

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‘It’s One Big Club, and We’re Just Not in It’

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ICYMI

How worried should you be about eating lettuce? “If our social media feeds are full of posts about Cyclospora, that’s the tiger — and we want to react. That makes it harder to react rationally.”

— Emily Oster, founder and chief executive of ParentData

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