by Ramesh Ponnuru “It’s past time for America to discard the left-wing myth of systemic racism,” former Vice President Mike Pence said on a recent visit to […]
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Food supply more vulnerable than ever
by Amanda Little After a cyberattack crippled the world’s largest meat producer last week, JBS SA meat plants have begun to reopen across the globe. But the […]
Rebuilding national trust, one conversation at a time
by David Meyer The ever-growing democracy reform movement is built around the idea that the American democracy is in trouble because the system is broken. Those with […]
An AR-15 is like a pocket knife?
by George Skelton The U.S. district judge began his 94-page ruling sanctioning the AR-15 assault rifle for home and militia use by equating it with a Swiss […]
Facebook extends Trump ban until 2023, but that is not nearly enough
by David Zurawik Facebook extended the ban on former President Donald Trump from its platform until 2023, the social media giant announced Friday. It is, according to […]
Shh … Congress is working
by Matthew Yglesias The news from Washington last week, as usual, was grim. Senate Republicans blocked legislation to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 […]
Investing in schools builds communities
by Jeremy Mohler As one of the most memorable school years in history winds down, state and local school leaders are considering how to make the most […]
No end in sight to the cycle of gun violence in the U.S.
by Dan Rodricks One Saturday night in May 1993, on 36th Street in the heart of Hampden, two young guys — one with a ponytail, the other […]
Charter schools are the answer
by Jay Ambrose Bundle up America’s current array of devastating problems, pick out the most important, and one is bound to be public education that does not […]
Osaka brave to put well-being ahead of job
by Dahleen Glanton Naomi Osaka is as much a Black Lives Matter activist as she is a tennis player. In these confrontational times, it is hard to […]