by John M. Crisp Kyle Rittenhouse is 18 years old. On Aug. 25, 2020, when Rittenhouse killed two men during a night of civil unrest in Kenosha, […]
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Grown kids still stuck at home?
by Justin Fox When the pandemic hit last year, young adults moved back in with their parents in a big way. Now the share of 18-to-29-year-olds living […]
A chronological feed wouldn’t fix Facebook’s problems
by Cathy O’Neil There’s been a lot of discussion, since the Facebook Files were leaked, about how to repair the social media platform. A lot of this […]
Nextdoor was supposed to encourage kindness
by Robin Abcarian It’s become conventional wisdom that the proliferation of social media sites and the ease with which strangers can communicate has led to a deterioration […]
Public opinion is unified on lowering prescription drug prices — why are Democrats settling for less?
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 […]
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 […]