She’s not exactly starving for affirmation. To the contrary, Malala Yousafzai is a global icon. Since 2012 when, as a 15-year-old Pakistani girl, she survived being shot […]
Opinion
The answer to gun violence isn’t to turn schools into prisons
In the last couple weeks, local schools have been testing their new weapons detectors, and area high schools plan to have them up and running for daily […]
Denying gender-affirming care is an affront to science and medical ethics
by Christy Olezeski, Meredithe McNamara and Anne Alstott This year has seen an array of anti-transgender legislation. In 2022, legislation in 20 states so far has been […]
Lock him up? What Biden could learn from Watergate
If the House Jan. 6 committee proceeds to its seemingly predetermined conclusion that Donald Trump incited the Capitol riot and tried to reverse the results of the […]
Does a chatbot have a soul?
Don’t unplug your computer! Don’t throw away that smartphone! Just because a Google software engineer whose conclusions have been questioned says a computer program is sentient, meaning […]
A battle of wills and economic pain
by Doyle McManus I was in the hills of northern Italy last week, mostly on vacation but also curious to see how the war in Ukraine has […]
Fortune favors the brave — but not always
“Fortune favors the brave” was the slogan for Crypto.com, a cryptocurrency company now laying off hundreds of workers. Its now-famous Super Bowl ad starring Matt Damon flashed […]
Stop toying with DACA recipients
On June 15, 2012, President Barack Obama stood in the White House Rose Garden and changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants. By his […]
Senate gun safety deal isn’t small potatoes
by George Skelton Politicizing is paying off. And hopefully we’re headed for the slippery slope that gun lobbies long have dreaded. The response is automatic from gun […]
Forced prison labor continues to enslave Black Americans
by Richard Wallace As Juneteenth celebrations and paraphernalia to litter our social timelines, we must remember that slavery has yet to be truly abolished. To this day, […]