May 20, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell called Donald Trump “practically and morally responsible for provoking” the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. But McConnell plans to vote for the former president again. Read story
May 20, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Once upon a time, work was work: We endured it so that we could eat. But today, too many of us have made the mistake of anointing work as our main source of meaning. Read story
May 20, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Recently, the White House unveiled new rules to more quickly reach asylum denials for people considered national security and public safety threats, something of a prelude for more expansive expected restrictions. Read story
May 18, 2024, 6:02am Columns
‘I don’t think they’re being sincere,” Biff said, metaphorically casting a line. “Huh? Who? About what?” Bubba retorted, taking the bait like a famished trout. “About election integrity,” Biff added, setting the line. Read story
May 18, 2024, 6:01am Columns
The problem with early polls is just that. They are taken early, and they are a snapshot of what voters know and think at the time they are taken. Which may be wrong. Because most of the voters who decide elections — the so-called swing voters — pay about as… Read story
May 18, 2024, 6:01am Columns
It’s hard to believe there is any debate at this point around students using their cellphones in school. Read story
May 18, 2024, 6:01am Columns
It’s one thing to say the Northern Hemisphere summer of 2023 was the hottest of the 150 years people have been making measurements. This well-documented claim is often dismissed by skeptics of global warming who point out that the Earth has a long history of temperature fluctuations. That’s why it’s… Read story
May 16, 2024, 6:01am Columns
A poll published by the Economist this month included a finding that was striking yet unsurprising: Almost 7 in 10 Americans believe things in the country have spun out of control. Read story
May 15, 2024, 6:01am Columns
With candidate filing over in Washington and the primary election season moving into DefCon1 for some offices, the average voter might want to brace now for the onslaught of campaign rhetoric. Read story
May 14, 2024, 6:01am Columns
Here they go again. Read story
