Stepmothers don’t get enough credit. Parenting someone else’s offspring can be a really tough job. As a stepmother myself, I understand the challenges that often accompany being part of a blended family, and it’s admirable…

There’s only a few weeks remaining before the 2024 presidential election comes to a close — that is, pending election certification, recounts, challenges and lawsuits. Ed Kilgore, political columnist for New York magazine since 2015,…

The importance of working at McDonald’s as a teenager is one of oddest subplots of a very odd presidential campaign. After Vice President Kamala Harris argued that her time as an employee under the Golden…

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…