February 26, 2023, 6:01am Columns
It may sound like common sense to say all Americans should have to meet the same standard of proof to win a defamation suit against a media outlet, but that’s not how it works under U.S. law. And it shouldn’t. Read story
February 26, 2023, 6:01am Columns
As a mother of 10-year-old twins, I have spent what feels like a lifetime protecting my children from “bad examples,” the kind of people you’d give anything for your children not to know about, let alone emulate. Read story
February 25, 2023, 6:01am Columns
the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island put together — is way north. Bordering the Canadian provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, many of its people identify as Scotch-Irish or Acadians originally from France. Acadians distinguish themselves from the French Canadians headquartered farther west in Quebec. They even have their… Read story
February 24, 2023, 6:03am Columns
A lot of Americans can steer past Presidents Day without even noticing it, even if they find it suspiciously odd that there is no mail. Read story
February 23, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Without warning, Donald Trump’s patriotic, faith-based MAGA believers were bombarded not once, but twice, last week by shattering news. Read story
February 22, 2023, 6:03am Columns
‘New” isn’t necessarily better. Sometimes it’s not even new. Read story
February 21, 2023, 6:03am Columns
Much as we might complain about politicians lying, it’s not the job of the government to fix the problem. That’s the implication of last week’s decision by a federal appellate court in a case involving a state law purporting to punish false attacks on candidates for public office. If the… Read story
February 20, 2023, 6:03am Columns
In the year since Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his brutal and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the world has thrilled to the pluck and the bravery of the Ukrainian people, government and military in resisting the once mighty Red armies. Read story
February 20, 2023, 6:03am Columns
When campus officials at Michigan State University began tweeting “Run, Hide, Fight” as guidance to students for how to handle a gunman actively shooting on campus, they were essentially saying: Sorry, we are out of ideas. Read story
February 20, 2023, 6:01am Columns
We’ve waited far too long for a scientific study of waiting. From queues to telephone holds to waiting rooms, delays are all around us and they’re miserable. And according to research just published in Nature Human Behavior, lower-income people and Black people of all income levels get stuck with more… Read story
