by LZ Granderson I enjoy reading books about former presidents. One of my favorites is 2012’s “The Presidents Club” by Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy. It’s a […]
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We can win this Cold War, too
by Jay Ambrose Some years ago, when I was editor of a now-defunct newspaper in El Paso, Texas, my wife and I bought a house with a […]
What does the evidence say about universal pre-kindergarten?
by Tracy C. Miller With the “Build Back Better” legislation stalled in the Senate, President Joe Biden is now considering smaller bills that include important parts of […]
Something gun-controlling California and the gun lobby can both agree on
by George Skelton If the U.S. Supreme Court had heeded a gun lobby warning, California Gov. Gavin Newsom wouldn’t be pushing Texas copycat legislation aimed at the […]
Why do so many people in America die ‘accidentally’?
by Robin Abcarian Sometimes a book comes along that changes the way you think about the world. I’m questioning my acceptance of the word “accident” after reading […]
‘Follow the science’ is a slogan, not policy
by Faye Flam Almost everybody wants to be seen as embracing science. That’s true whether they are arguing to take masks off or leave them on, or […]
Disruptive behavior is on the rise
by Melissa Schlinger This past fall, my 14-year-old son, Will, came home from school and told me that some of his fellow students had participated in a […]
Giving up COVID, but keeping masks and fist bumps
by Nolan Finley I gave up my fear of COVID-19 the moment the second shot of the Moderna vaccine went into my arm a year ago. The […]
Putin is playing with fire in Ukraine
by Clara Ferreira Marques The worst, it seems, has now happened in Ukraine. In a pre-dawn televised address, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced he had ordered an […]
Recent book bans a strategic part of wider attacks on our democracy
by Suzanne Nossel In the ever-worsening culture wars, schools have emerged as a battlefront, with fierce arguments raging about the contents of curricula and propriety of particular […]