In his June 25 advisory, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called firearm violence a public health crisis, noting that it is now the leading cause of death among U.S. children. For me, this is personal. My…

Presidential elections rarely hinge on questions of foreign policy, except when the United States is in a shooting war. Voters are more likely to make their choices based on how they feel about the economy,…

People often imagine eating disorders as the result of diet culture, low self-esteem and a distorted body image. While these factors contributed, the eating disorder I developed as a teen was an ouroboros, born from…

In today’s fiercely partisan environment, elected officials struggle to balance their party loyalties with their responsibilities as representatives of the public they serve.    Most falter, unable to rise above their tribal instincts:  Witness Kris…

The Newsmax TV network agreed last week to pay a financial settlement rather than endure a highly anticipated four-week trial in its defense against the election technology company Smartmatic USA.  The lawsuit revolves around the…

According to Sen. Roger “Doc” Marshall, nothing says “I love Kansas” like scheduling seven taxpayer-funded flights to Florida to “visit his children and grandchildren.” While Marshall is soaking in those Sunshine State sunsets and perhaps…

The prospect of a second Trump administration has rekindled a debate from four years ago about the proper role of the military in our democracy. During the tumultuous period before and after the 2020 presidential…

We recently read in The Washington Post that men in Afghanistan are regretting that they did not stand up sooner for the rights of their wives and daughters, now that the Taliban is imposing severe…

There is a great deal of rhetoric surrounding in vitro fertilization on the campaign trail this election season. Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance is against it, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has proposed coverage…

Dear President Carter, I was in my second quarter of college when you returned to Plains, Ga., in January 1981. Ronald Reagan had just been inaugurated, and you came back to your hometown soundly defeated.…