by Nedra Rhone When I became a dog owner, I invested time and energy in making sure I understood best practices for dog parenting — especially when it comes to […]
Author: Syndicated Columnist
Nancy Pelosi and the protracted decay of democracy
by Kevin Frazier Last Friday, Nancy Pelosi announced her intent to run for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives. Pelosi has occupied that seat since 1987. In nearly four-decades […]
College students were ‘woke’ in the ’60s, annoying to elders and drivers of social change. Meet their successors
by Michael S. Roth What would it be this time, I wondered, as the protesting students rushed into my office a few years ago at Wesleyan University. More trigger warnings […]
‘Kidfluencers’ are today’s version of chimney sweeps
by Tyler Cowen The topic of child labor evokes strong emotions and old stereotypes, such as the chimney sweeps of Dickensian London. The good news is that nowadays child labor […]
General education classes strengthen democracy
by Colleen E. Wynn and Elizabeth Ziff Higher education faces a new wave of attacks from Republican politicians. In 2022, legislators in 36 states introduced 137 “educational gag order” bills, […]
GOP impeachment inquiry into Biden marks low point in history
by Noah Feldman The decision by the House Republican leadership to open an impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden — without any evidence of wrongdoing — marks a low point in […]
Conservatism, past and present
by William Natbony Being a conservative in 2023 does not have the same meaning as being a conservative in the 1980s … or even as recently as in 2015 (when […]
Your body, your work?
What Hollywood scanning actors could mean for the rest of us by Alvaro M. Bedoya Twenty years ago, Jet Li was offered a part in “The Matrix Reloaded.” It was […]
Why I won’t miss summer
by Herb Cromwell Remember when you couldn’t wait for the first day of summer? “No more pencils, no more books. No more teacher’s dirty looks.” Suddenly the stress of exams […]
Can’t escape Putin’s murderous intentions
by Trudy Rubin I’m just back from a theater vacation in London and a week in Scotland, which were meant to help me recoup from a strenuous work trip to […]
