Harrop: Phone addiction has unleashed a deadly toll
Many Americans are so hooked on the flashing pleasures of smartphone use that they barely register the risks their distraction poses to themselves and others.
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Harrop: There’s little dignity left in coal
President Donald Trump's tiny base of coal workers finds itself in the undignified position of trying to push a product on a nation that no longer wants it.
Harrop: Trump didn’t turn his back on his voters — they asked for this budget
Elections have consequences, my Trump-approving friends keep telling me. I couldn't agree more. And we would also agree on this: Those who voted for Trump should own the consequences.
Harrop: Dump the myth that Obamacare froze out Republicans
It's true. The Affordable Care Act was passed without a single Republican vote. Republicans repeatedly cite this fact as Obamacare's original sin.
Harrop: Democrats need straight talk on immigration
Donald Trump's roundup of undocumented immigrants is cruel and racist in its execution. But that doesn't give Democrats a free pass to fudge on the issue of illegal immigration.
Harrop: Trump has the media crying … all the way to the bank
Trump may bash the traditional media to please his base of die-hards, but the anti-Trump base is a lot bigger, and it's growing. It's also affluent.
Harrop: A carbon tax is a truly good idea
Address climate change and send Americans a check at the same time. That's the nut of an intriguing idea put together by a group of Republican elders.
Harrop: Is Donald Trump really running things?
Two questions: Does Trump think being president is a part-time job? And is Trump the one doing the job? There's no clear answer to either one.
Harrop: When Trump goes low, media can go away
Perhaps the media should alter their own traditions in accordance with the changing times. They don't have to obsess over every dumb thing the president-elect says.
Harrop: Of “Jackie,” manners and power
How we show ourselves to the public really does contain meaning. "Jackie" offers a reminder that mannerly appearance and behavior can be used in the service of power.