Cathy Young

1 week ago | newsday.com | Cathy Young

This May 8 marked the 80th anniversary of the Allied victory in Europe in World War II — a day to celebrate, but also to ponder the war’s legacy in our time. For generations, World War II defined our world. It was seen as a clear-cut victory over ultimate evil: the defeat of the monstrous regime that was Nazi Germany.

1 week ago | quillette.substack.com | Cathy Young

The dizzying rollercoaster ride of Trump’s first hundred days has, in many ways, justified and even exceeded the worst fears of those Trump opponents often accused of suffering from “Trump Derangement Syndrome.” His bumbling tariff wars have cratered the markets, probably damaged the international supply chain, and may yet trigger a global recession. His deportation policies quickly crossed the line dividing toughness from conspicuous cruelty.

3 weeks ago | newsday.com | Cathy Young

With the Trump administration asking the Supreme Court to allow the enforcement of a ban on transgender people serving in the military and battling the state of Maine over allowing transgender athletes on girls’ and women’s teams in defiance of Donald Trump’s executive order, clashes over transgender rights in the administration’s second term are escalating. This culture war is a complicated one.

1 month ago | newsday.com | Cathy Young

This week’s Supreme Court ruling on the deportations of Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act created confusion. Some media coverage spoke of the court handing the administration a win, others of the court blocking the deportations. The administration celebrated it as a victory. But the reality is more complicated — and somewhat encouraging, suggesting the high court is willing to curb President Donald Trump’s authoritarian moves.

1 month ago | thebulwark.com | Cathy Young

WHILE DONALD TRUMP IS WAGING A TRADE WAR on penguins and American pocketbooks, his Ukrainian peace-deal effort seems all but dead and forgotten.