The response from local Muslim and Arab American leaders to the “death to America” chant at a Dearborn, Michigan, rally is an example of how all “language that dehumanizes and creates a climate of hate or fear must be denounced,” writes (((DeanObeidallah))) cnn.com/2024/04/15/opi…

Can there be impartial jurors when it comes to Trump?

'Fortunately, an open mind does not require an empty mind. We can find fair jurors who understand the difference between law and politics,' writes Jeffrey Abramson.

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Iran’s attack on Israel was about more than a response to Israel’s earlier Damascus strike — it “has been building for decades, a result of both the Iranian regime’s nature and of policy reversals and blunders by the US,” writes Peter Bergen cnn.com/2024/04/14/opi…

'I knew in an instant that they were all gone. There was no survivable scenario. I was sickened. It was like a body blow. Somehow I got my act together and started talking' - Miles O'Brien writes that Columbia disaster still haunts him cnn.com/2024/04/14/opi…

An American president goes to trial: CNN Opinion's weekly newsletter covers Trump's defense and offense, Biden's student loan efforts, Ukraine, Speaker Mike Johnson's saga, O.J. Simpson, the triumph of women's basketball, Beyoncé making history...and more cnn.com/2024/04/14/opi…

'Garland’s clever, ambiguous narrative deftly obscures and reimagines the war movie tradition, even as he participates in it' - Noah Berlatsky says the new film #CivilWar raises questions about Hollywood's war movie tradition. cnn.com/2024/04/13/opi…

'Across the globe, with the world’s most powerful country on the cusp of an election that could bring a sharp turn in US foreign policy, nations are trying to prepare for what might lie ahead,' writes Frida Ghitis. cnn.com/2024/04/12/opi…

.S.E. Cupp: Marjorie Taylor Greene has become irrelevant. Watch this week's episode of 'Unfiltered' here: cnn.com/videos/opinion…

'You won’t get shut out because a couple in Omaha, Nebraska with a subscription to the same streaming service got there first,' writes Bill Carter cnn.com/2024/04/12/opi…

'a vacuum, a void, a place for people to project their feelings rather than deal with the enigma of who and what he really was' - @geneseymour argues that after O.J. Simpson's death, his complicated legacy endures cnn.com/2024/04/11/opi…

'Fond though I am of Bridget and her comrades, I’m not convinced it’s a good idea,' writes Holly Thomas. 'It is, however, a truth universally acknowledged that a trilogy that generates more than $760 million...is destined to become a tetralogy' cnn.com/2024/04/11/opi…

'If, as the evidence suggests, Trump is trying for jury nullification, it is hardly a sign of strength. On the contrary, Trump is in a position of weakness,' writes Norm Eisen (#TryingTrump out now!). cnn.com/2024/04/10/opi…

'One would think this is not a good strategy for Republicans. But they may be playing to their base, too, or at least what they presume that base believes,' writes Jill Filipovic. cnn.com/2024/04/10/opi…

'It’s critical for our society to recognize pornographic deepfakes for what they are: a form of violence against women and girls that must be stopped with education, changes in user behavior and legislation,' writes Kara Alaimo, PhD cnn.com/2024/04/10/opi…

'Declaring Election Day a federal holiday is not necessarily negative — but it probably won’t help much and could cause real harm to the very voters it is trying to help,' writes Josh Douglas cnn.com/2024/04/09/opi…

More than 35 luminaries appeal to Congress to fund Ukraine.

'If Ukraine is defeated, we will find ourselves in a far more dangerous world' - Timothy Snyder Imagine Dragons Barbra Streisand Liev Schreiber Brad Paisley Alyssa Milano Scott Kelly

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