If you are concerned about the way smears, lies, character assassination and disinformation have polluted the conversation of American civic life, brace yourself. It’s going to get […]
Author: Opinion, The Dominion Post
Want to save the children? Here’s how
We can all agree that human trafficking is awful and that child trafficking is even more disgusting. So while we can all agree with the basic sentiment […]
The Israeli-UAE agreement: Shaky progress toward peace
Anything that reduces tensions in the Middle East and contributes to Israel’s security should be applauded. The agreement between the UAE and Israel to establish diplomatic relations […]
Michelle Obama goes high when they go low
How do you hold a political convention on a flat TV screen, enervated, deprived of people in three dimensions, whether it be impassioned speakers or crowds of […]
Echoes of disaster: The cycle continues
It’s an uncanny echo — a sort of mirror image: Hazardous chemicals improperly secured, a lackadaisical response from people in authority. As the people of Beirut and […]
Tips for panicked parents on how to survive distance learning
We are paid to help teachers help children learn, but even we were overwhelmed in the spring when we were thrust into our roles as part-time teachers […]
What Israel, UAE and U.S. get from deal
The most important diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East in a generation meant so little to the man who first announced it on Twitter that within an […]
Thanks to the many women who fought for the right to vote
Every movement eventually becomes defined by a handful of individuals who become monoliths, representative of everything the movement fought for, everything it accomplished. A hundred years after […]
Ever-worsening climate crisis demands diverse leadership
With California Sen. Kamala Harris as the Democratic pick for vice president, and Rep. Ilhan Omar winning her Minnesota primary on Tuesday there is new reason to […]
What AI tells us about U.S.-China relations
Recent weeks were eventful in U.S.-China relations, to put it mildly. Spies were allegedly uncovered, consulates were closed after some resistance, TikTok and WeChat are being banned […]