by George Skelton Even a despicable menace like Donald Trump deserves a fair shake. He shouldn’t be punished before being convicted. In America, everyone’s innocent until proved […]
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The harsh legal reality of ‘fetal personhood’
by Grace E. Howard On Oct. 17, the North Carolina Court of Appeals terminated a woman’s parental rights because of abuse that occurred when she was 4 […]
Israel High Court of Justice ruling won’t end Netanyahu’s ambition
by Noah Feldman In a rare bit of good news from Israel, the country’s High Court of Justice has issued a landmark judgment reinforcing the separation of […]
My life after meth — learning to open and close the curtains
by Hannah Sward When I was on meth, I was busy. Very busy. There was gardening to do, color-coding the closet, taking apart doorknobs, trying to put […]
Will 2024 be the year fake news destroys democracy?
by Mihir Sharma In 2024, democracy will face a test for which it is unready. For the first time since the internet age began, the world’s four […]
In a stressful world, let’s work on managing anger in 2024
by Rabbi Shmuly Yanklowitz There is a lot to be angry about. Our political systems are dysfunctional and rife with hateful rhetoric. Headlines about multiple wars abroad […]
Loyalty programs can make diners feel seen
by Bobby Ghosh Restauranteurs across the U.S. are struggling to square the circle of food inflation and rising labor costs with growing consumer complaints about soaring menu […]
Coming rate cuts portend a 1980s-style economic resurgence
by Conor Sen The key economic question for 2024 is how to think about the interest rate cuts we’re likely to get from the Federal Reserve. Are […]
Want to be wealthy? Try therapy
by Tyler Cowen Economists are used to the idea that intervening in concrete ways — spending on development projects, for example, or on social services — can […]
The people’s inflation is still a big problem
by Kathryn Anne Edwards What is inflation? Officially, it’s the change in average consumer prices over a period — a number that has, in recent months, been […]
