October 7, 2023, 6:01am Columns
The world’s human population is leveling off. Most projections show we’ll hit peak humanity in the 21st century, as people choose to have smaller families and women gain power over their own reproduction. This is great news for the future of our species. Read story
October 5, 2023, 6:01am Columns
This month marks the 60th anniversary of one of the most dreadful pieces of legislation in American history. It was the Community Mental Health Act, signed by President John F. Kennedy on Halloween, Oct. 31, 1963. Read story
October 4, 2023, 6:01am Columns
It takes a lot to win a presidential debate, even the hot mess that Fox Business aired Wednesday night. But former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has done it twice now, breaking out from the crowded GOP field with clear, clean strikes on the flavor of the moment, entrepreneur Vivek… Read story
October 2, 2023, 6:01am Columns
The feds are coming after Google. In January, the Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit alleging that the technology giant monopolized the lucrative space of digital advertising. A sure-to-be-exhaustive trial underway in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., is expected to last until November. Read story
October 2, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Democrats are right to be concerned about Joe Biden’s 2024 re-election prospects. An array of national polls shows the president running no better than even with — and often behind — Donald Trump and other GOP hopefuls. Read story
October 2, 2023, 6:01am Columns
The Inflation Reduction Act, passed last year, gave Medicare the authority to negotiate drug prices for the first time. The government will start with 10 medications, which were announced last month. Now it just needs to figure out how much they should cost. Read story
October 2, 2023, 6:01am Columns
A young couple I know, recent grads from a state university, share a walk-up apartment in a gritty part of town. They buy their T-shirts used. They share a 22-year-old Honda Accord with well over 100,000 miles on it. Their health club is weights in a garage. And they spend… Read story
October 2, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Hello? HELLO? Can you hear me? Can you hear me now? We’re going deep on the topic of the telephone in hopes that you win a free basket of wings at your local trivia night. Here’s something I learned recently: Read story
September 30, 2023, 6:02am Columns
For political wonks, the addition of Leslie Lewallen makes the 2024 congressional race more interesting. And it raises questions about her policy ideas as well as the sources of her support. Read story
September 30, 2023, 6:01am Columns
Justice Elena Kagan, the former dean of Harvard Law School, publicly weighed in last week on what is really a crisis facing the United States Supreme Court. The crisis centers on ethics and, more broadly, the legitimacy of the court as an institution. The Supreme Court doesn’t have an army… Read story
