Growing up, I regarded a few of my parents’ friends as a cast of characters; some of whom had a larger than usual influence on my life.  Marlene Lenski was irreverent and intimidating; and thus…

On May 31, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled on a case challenging the state’s 2021 election laws that made it more difficult for Kansas citizens to vote.  In its majority decision, the Court states that…

The 20-year-old college student and gamer I met in Cedar City, Utah, didn’t seem particularly amused by his own joke that he was a cultural cliché. He lived in his grandma’s basement, and barely left…

In a village in the hills of Guerrero State, residents ran from their homes as drones flew overhead, dropping makeshift bombs. For months, drug cartel operatives had been deploying the commercial devices to drop explosives…

One of the gravest consequences of Donald Trump’s presidency and now his re-election campaign is its damage to the reputation of the U.S. justice system. After his conviction Thursday of covering up hush-money installments to…

WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s conviction on 34 criminal counts of falsifying business records in New York is an ignoble first. No former president has ever been tried, much less found guilty, for felonies before.…

As classrooms close for the summer and families and teachers reflect on the experiences and the ways that their students have grown since August, I am preparing my classroom for a new, incoming teacher. After…

In the outpouring of eulogies to Bill Walton — ranging from hagiography of his basketball skills to posthumous plaudits for his political activism to appreciation for his colorful verbal wit — I want to share…

I once heard Jimmy Carter say that in a war there are no human rights. With the fighting in Ukraine and in Gaza front and center, that observation seems more profound than ever. Human rights…

A horrific strike on a tent encampment in Rafah on Sunday killed at least 45, including women and children, some of whom were burned alive, according to the Hamas-run Gazan health ministry. The deaths may…