Though Russian President Vladimir Putin has often asserted that his “special military operation” in Ukraine was proceeding as planned, the facts on the ground have said otherwise for months. The most dramatic recent evidence is…

The hope is that our society becomes more accepting of “different,” and on that journey those who feel different or unequal begin to feel less the target of people’s prejudices and institutional bias. Helping push…

Despite their distaste for history, both Gov. Greg Abbott and his Florida counterpart Gov. Ron DeSantis are giving Americans a history lesson this week. Their spiteful and costly busing, and now flying, schemes that are…

On Sunday, Derek Schmidt doubled down on hate. In his campaign for governor, Schmidt brought in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to rally the crowd against providing a safe harbor for refugees. Last week, DeSantis arranged…

Russia’s imperious president, Vladimir Putin, may have just endured his worst week since the collapse of the Soviet Union, which he says was the greatest tragedy of the 20th century. His vaunted army, including a…

We suggested the Gardner Edgerton School Board proceed with kindness when it comes to making decisions about where its transgender students use bathrooms and locker rooms and how teachers address students with preferred pronouns.  It’s…

These are little kids. Just kids. We don’t know much about them. We don’t know their names or even where they’re from. Maybe Venezuela. Maybe Colombia. But we do know this. They’re just kids, and…

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s proposal to restrict abortion access in all states after a fetus reaches 15 weeks of gestational age is an affront to women’s rights and should be rejected.  Every U.S. senator should oppose…

Just as bad inflation news sent stock markets plunging on Tuesday, another crisis looms with the threat of a nationwide railway strike that could send new shockwaves through the financial system. A shutdown would dramatically…

In wars throughout history, there are events that shift the balance and that we look back on as moments when everyone’s expectations and awareness of the conflict changed: the storming of the beaches at Normandy,…