Herb Paine

Commentator Herb Paine asked: What happens if democracy's ordinary remedies fail? He received quite a range of responses from readers.

Commentator Herb Paine says masculinism is a challenge to our democracy.

We spend a lot of time asking what AI can do. We spend far less time asking who is accountable when it acts. That question sits at the heart of Pope Leo XIV's new encyclical — and it is the focus of Herb Paine's latest commentary.

Commentator Herb Paine says King Charles III's address to Congress last month was remarkable as an example of civic intelligence and an exhortation to defend democracy.

Commentator Herb Paine on the troubling revival of capital punishment in the United States and Israel.

In the midst of all the current social and political disruption, commentator Herb Paine takes a step back and reflect on how we shifted from an age of aspirations to an era of polarization.

Commentator Herb Paine documents the Trump administration’s continuing campaign on what he calls "a coordinated effort to narrow, sanitize and control the stories Americans encounter about their own culture and history" and offers an "inventory" of the damage already done — and the implications of allowing it to continue.

Commentator Herb Paine examines a crucial but under-explored dimension of the current moment: How the Jewish community responds ethically when Jewish continuity intersects with political power in Israel.

One piece of Arizona's property politics puzzle involves middle housing (sometimes referred to as missing middle housing to highlight the gap between single-family homes and large apartment buildings). Commentator Herb Paine examines the concept and its practical implications.

From Arizona to New York, it appears that a "new housing economy" is emerging, shaped by short-term rentals and backyard units. Commentator Herb Paine explores how this development is testing the balance between personal profit and the public need for homes and stable communities.