by Anastasia Edel “Russia is not Putin.” As a lecturer in Russian history, and an ex-Soviet Russian American, I have said these words many times. But now […]
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Angry parents are ruining youth sports
by Ben Sherwood As millions of kids in the U.S. return to fields and courts for spring sports, black eyes and bloody noses are returning too. This […]
Remembering a self-remade woman
by Martin Schram The overwhelming vastness of the famed National Cathedral seemed to shrink to mere expansiveness, as Washington’s famous names, including three presidents, filled its pews […]
Primaryland is here
by Debilyn Molineaux I call our current political environment “Primaryland.” What happens in the primaries will determine our direction as a nation. The general election merely makes […]
Israeli-Palestinian conflict won’t fade away
by Nicholas Goldberg Five Israelis shot dead in Bnai Brak and two more in Tel Aviv. Clashes at the Al Aqsa Mosque, where more than 150 Palestinians […]
The trucker convoy is scary, but not for the reason you think
by Anita Chabria Donny Thomas and I agreed on many things when we spoke at the California Capitol last week. That’s alarming when you consider he’s part […]
Depp and Heard a depressing couple
by Robin Abcarian If you want to know what mutually assured destruction looks like, forget about Russia vs. Ukraine for a minute and check out the spectacle […]
Policing others becoming a new form of status and citizenship
by Rahim Kurwa Everywhere you look, people seem to be losing rights. Texas’ Senate Bill 8, which its legislators passed last year, was perhaps the most shocking […]
A North Carolina school is standing up to CRT haters. Good
by Sara Pequeño The Republican Party has been railing against CRT, or Critical Race Theory, being taught in schools across North Carolina and the United States. Until […]
When ‘tyranny’ meets technology, relationships can thrive at a distance
by Rekha Basu The baby was fussy, resisting his mother’s efforts to keep him on his back to prevent spit-ups after a feeding. His newly discovered freedom, […]
