There’s nothing quite like the chill of terror that runs down your spine when you realize the people dictating the laws that constrain your life are a bunch of ignoramuses. This, of course, in reference to some of the stunningly stupid comments West Virginia senators made on the final ...
In its May 7 cold opening, Saturday Night Live took a jab at Justice Samuel Alito’s reference to a Dark Ages legal treatise. Host Benedict Cumberbatch, playing a man of some authority with a Medieval bowl cut, proposed eliminating abortion. The chatter among the skit’s characters — ...
by Damon Centola Ask most any woman about her experience with the American health care system and you will likely hear stories of medical maltreatment in the form of dismissal, undertreatment or incorrect diagnosis. Add racial bias to the mix and a woman’s likelihood of being ...
by Rekha Basu One thing we might all agree on is there’s no shortage of subjects on which to disagree. Guns, politics and religion; differing ideologies on how to end poverty or deal with immigration; how to protect the planet and raise our food. A particularly hot-button one right ...
When George Floyd was killed under a policeman’s knee, outrage erupted across the country — around the world — and within weeks, the officers involved in his death were arrested and charged, policies regarding the use of chokeholds and deadly force are under close scrutiny and society ...