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
February 20, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Democrats with presidential ambitions should be calculating how much longer they can defer to President Joe Biden. Read story
February 19, 2023, 6:02am Columns
The choices are not binary; there is some gray area. But in pondering government policy and racial disparities and economic inequity, there are two well-worn paths: We can try to rectify the sins of the past and risk the unintended consequences; or we can ignore those sins and bury them… Read story
February 19, 2023, 6:01am Columns
The latest study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is terrifying. Twice as many girls as boys felt persistent sadness in the 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey given to 17,000 high school students, the highest rate in a decade. Read story
February 19, 2023, 6:01am Columns
With the recent Chicago Auto Show, talk of electric cars has kicked into high gear. It’s hard to turn on a radio or television and not hear joyful coverage of our grand transition to electric. Read story
February 18, 2023, 6:01am Columns
And so some angry, mentally ill person decides to shoot random human beings for no particular reason. Read story
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