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 […]
Opinion
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 […]
DeSantis signs anti-trans bill on first day of Pride
Perhaps it was just a big, unfortunate coincidence. But it feels more like an insult that Gov. Ron DeSantis chose June 1, the first day of LGBTQ […]
No, COVID-19 vaccine mandates don’t violate the Nuremberg Code
by Noah Feldman A lawsuit in Texas is challenging a hospital’s requirement that its employees get vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to work. The case isn’t going […]
The Justice Department’s bad call to shield Barr’s secrets
by Erwin Chemerinsky The Biden administration is making a serious mistake in placing the self-interest of the Justice Department ahead of the people’s right to know if […]
GOP song and dance continues
We’re getting tired of this song and dance the GOP keeps doing, where it begrudgingly allows legislation to pass but guts all the funding mechanisms, then wails […]
Biden’s inquiry into COVID’s origins
by Doyle McManus Last week, President Joe Biden set an example that all of us — Democrat and Republican alike — should embrace. It wasn’t so much […]
Don’t defund police; invest in de-escalation
The murder of George Floyd by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin one year ago pushed to the forefront concerns about police use of excessive force, particularly […]
Democracy depends on the separation of church and state
Early last week, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, the head of the World Values Network, took out a full-page ad in The New York Times calling pop singer Dua […]
How VA illegally denied health care
by Dana Montalto A veteran with a fever and hacking cough that suggest a possible coronavirus infection tries to make a doctor’s appointment, only to be turned […]