Kathleen Parker
Washington Post
Washington, DC, United States
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Past articles by Kathleen:
Will the real Lindsey Graham please stand up?
The South Carolina senator's shifting positions on Trump have damaged his political health. → Read More
AI doesn’t care about diversity — yet
With AI stealing jobs from desk workers, why should any young person bother spending four or more years in college? → Read More
Why I ordered 200 incandescent lightbulbs
Here's a plan to allow some Americans to continue using incandescent light bulbs after their scheduled end date this summer. → Read More
When Queen Elizabeth left, she took the happiness with her
The royal family illustrates the truth that people naturally want to strive and that, where there is no striving, idleness can lead to trouble. → Read More
In presidential politics, South Carolina wins diversity sweepstakes
I confess to feeling a small degree of satisfaction that South Carolina Republicans have this time managed to produce two candidates who aren't White men. → Read More
America’s gerontocracy is getting too old
Reminders are everywhere that age won't be denied no matter how many live in denial. → Read More
Limiting what novelists can write about won’t help readers
Great fiction writers use their imaginations, their own experiences and their talent to show readers a deeper way of seeing life. → Read More
Even behind bars, Alex Murdaugh keeps changing his stories
Is the convicted killer confessing to another crime because he's trying to get right with his maker? Only he and his lawyers know. → Read More
Soon, 14 Revolutionary War soldiers will finally rest in peace
Newly discovered remains of combatants in the 1780 Battle of Camden, in what is now South Carolina, have been given a fitting and proper funeral. → Read More
In post-Roe America, weird changes might be coming to abortion law
It's increasingly obvious that lawmakers are acting well above their pay grades. → Read More
Alex Murdaugh’s ‘tangled web’ is a tragedy without a hero
The biggest problem for Alex Murdaugh, the South Carolina lawyer accused of killing his wife and son, is time. → Read More
Alex Murdaugh trial reveals a sloppy investigation
A defense attorney exposes the state's evidence as flawed. → Read More
Murdaugh murder trial desperately needs a closing surprise
What the Alex Murdaugh trial needs is a sit-up-straight-in-your-hard-seat revelation that would clarify the motive or offer some as-yet-unheard proof. → Read More
In Murdaugh murder trial, the path to conviction remains unclear
The prosecution's argument that Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son is bogged down in details. Did investigators miss something big? → Read More
Want to be happy? Then don’t be a lawyer.
Naturally, the happiest jobs are those done in the great outdoors. → Read More
Harry’s truth may be too true to protect against regret
Like many memoirists, Harry might one day find he has more empathy for his family than he feels today. → Read More
I’m haunted and redeemed by Thanksgivings past
The effect of so much giving-and-receiving in the so-called spirit of the season is that no season is special. → Read More
Millennial jobs baffle boomers
Yes, my kid has a job. But I couldn't begin to tell you what it is. → Read More
When women see themselves in a new light
At an Alabama rehab center, women get a new look at themselves. → Read More
Time to abandon Twitter, people
Twitter belongs to Elon Musk now. Time to sign off. → Read More