by Elisabeth Rosenthal Democrats and Republicans are crystal clear in polls that they want government to be allowed to negotiate down high drug prices. Americans pay nearly […]
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Do we want politics to be ‘normal’?
by Robert A. George After five years of political, economic and social upheaval in America, this month has seen some hints of a return to normalcy. The […]
Too many pregnant patients refuse vaccine
by Alyssa Stephenson-Fam and Linda Eckert In our high-risk pregnancy clinics there are three vaccine conversations that we have with patients regularly. First, there are patients who […]
Statues coming down and going up
by Nicholas Goldberg Americans are again battling over history. Is the year 1619 as important as 1776? Shall we tear down statues of Robert E. Lee — […]
COP26 failed: What needs to happen
by Peter Kalmus The one thing the climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, made clear is that human society remains in business-as-usual mode, with no meaningful curb on […]
Democrats have a messaging problem
by Jackie Calmes Democrats have a messaging problem, as you’ve no doubt heard since their recent election losses. The problem hardly started with President Joe Biden. Weak […]
America’s broken justice system
by Will Bunch You’ve probably heard the old political maxim, most popular in the crime-ridden 1970s, that a conservative is a liberal who’s been mugged. In the […]
Opening primaries is a necessary first step toward bigger reforms
by Kevin Frazier If there were a silver bullet for democratic reform, you think we would have found it by now. With countries around the world experimenting […]
What happens when polarization takes over school boards, local government?
by Brian Klaas Why in the world would anyone enter public service in 2021? After all, the scenes have become familiar: Someone shaking with rage approaches the […]
Give preventative justice a chance
by Benjamin van Rooij and Adam Fine People want justice. They demanded that Derek Chauvin be punished for killing George Floyd. They wanted Harvey Weinstein to go […]