- By Christine Ayala|The Records Our ‘Climate President’ Broke This Year Are Nothing To Feel Proud About
As long as Biden break records on fossil fuel exports, he’s also breaking the promises he made to voters to address the climate crisis | Opinion
By James Hiatt| - By Donald Gilliland|Biden Thinks He’s Got Bad Media Coverage? Hold a Press Conference and Answer Some Questions
Awkwardly reading statements while squinting to see a teleprompter doesn’t really cut it | Opinion
By Joe Concha| - By Sandra Tolliver|The Common Ground Trump’s Supporters and His Conservative Critics Share
When Democrats and Republicans debate the merits of Trump holding power, the ideological noise obscures their common ground | Opinion
By Jonathan N. Badger| - By Christine Ayala|Taming My Bird Murderer and Fighting Extinction
When a tiny warbler flies all the way from Central America and is on the very edge of exhaustion and starvation, the last thing it needs is to have to evade a cat | Opinion
By Tierra Curry| - By Donald Gilliland|Hands Off Bayh-Dole: Biden Administration Should Not Kill This ‘Golden Goose’ of Innovation
Between 1997 and 2017, university licensing of Bayh-Dole patents led to more than 5.9 million new jobs and $1.7 trillion added to the GDP | Opinion
By Richard A. Epstein and Adam Mossoff| - By Sandra Tolliver|Presidential Election Polls: What to Expect in 2024
Polling will set a narrative for journalists and pundits about the most-watched political contest in America: the presidential race | Opinion
By W. Joseph Campbell| - By Donald Gilliland|The Hezbollah Threat Looms Large Over Israel
The events of Oct. 7 have changed Israelis’ risk tolerance calculus | Opinion
By Enia Krivine and Shannon Walsh| - By Christine Ayala|Space Diplomacy: Which Lucky Nation Will Join NASA in Return To Walk the Moon?
Yet there is one critical mistake: Vice President Kamala Harris should have announced that ‘at least one’ international astronaut will fly on each Artemis mission | Opinion
By Mark R. Whittington| - By Sandra Tolliver|Washington’s ‘Ship of Fools’ Delude Themselves About Russia’s Intent
Peace is possible only if Vladimir Putin loses in Ukraine — and right now, Russia is weakened, so what are we waiting for? | Opinion
By Col. (Ret.) Jonathan Sweet and Mark Toth| - By Donald Gilliland|Secondary Trauma: When Terrorism, Rape and Silence Collide
Many Jewish women in particular now feel unsafe | Opinion
By Elyse R. Park, PhD MPH| - By Christine Ayala|Which Oligarchs May See Israel-Hamas War as an Opportunity?
As the war in Gaza evolves, we have been thinking about ‘Doctor Zhivago,’ Boris Pasternak’s war novel that reveals a central truth: Oligarchs benefit from war | Opinion
By David Lingelbach and Valentina Rodríguez Guerra| - By Sandra Tolliver|Two Years After the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, It’s Hard to Get Projects Going
We need to cut through the red tape that adds to delays, so we can build infrastructure far faster and far more affordably | Opinion
By Jarrett Skorup| - By Donald Gilliland|Treat Hamas Like the Despotic Regime It Is
Palestinians have been suffering under Hamas’ despotism for 16 years | Opinion
By David A. Super| - By Christine Ayala|The Most Important Thing We Learned About Climate Change in 2023
Ocean warming is changing the way hurricanes behave — and we may have to rethink our entire system of response | Opinion
By Greg Laden, Ph.D.| - By Sandra Tolliver|Hamas Attacks Should Renew Our Commitment to the 9/11 Report
When the national security intelligence system starts ‘blinking red,’ it is not intended to be a suggestion — it is a call to action | Opinion
By Dennis Fitzpatrick and Jill Sanborn| - By Donald Gilliland|Addressing Our Bipartisan Crisis of Connection
Living an increasingly virtual life precludes the ability for younger Americans to connect meaningfully with their fellow neighbors | Opinion
By Melissa Deckman| - By Sandra Tolliver|Holy Land ‘Hell’ Needs a New Approach to Cure Violence
Throughout much of the world, anti-religious violence has become normalized and retaliatory violence has gone unaddressed | Opinion
By Jerry White| - By Christine Ayala|Why Do We Celebrate Christmas With Indoor Trees and Santa Claus?
The introduction of Santa Claus, during the time of the American Civil War, gave Christmas a distinctive American character | Opinion
By Thomas Adam| - By Sandra Tolliver|Christmas in Ukraine Is Much More Than a Religious Ritual
Ukrainians will pray for the ecumenical message of Christmas — peace — to become a reality and for an end to the war | Opinion
By Alexander J. Motyl| - By Christine Ayala|All This Democrat Wants for Christmas Is for the GOP To Dump Trump
We need to end Trump’s political reign and preserve our democratic form of government to protect our future as a world power. So, I have hopes Santa delivers this Christmas | Opinion
By Brad Bannon| - By Donald Gilliland|Populists — On the Right and the Left — Are Playing Havoc With American Foreign Policy
Dangerous divisions are opening up in both political parties | Opinion
By Bill Schneider| - By Sandra Tolliver|In an Ugly World, We Can Find Beauty and Promise in One Story
Understanding the historical context makes it easier to appreciate the story of Christmas, to import its optimism, to today’s troubled world | Opinion
By John Farmer Jr.| - By Christine Ayala|Happy Holidays? Explaining the Emotional Challenges of the Jolly Season
From a psychiatrist and neuroscientist, here are some practical tips to help reduce the stress and help us enjoy this season | Opinion
By Dr. Arash Javanbakht| - By Christine Ayala|This Holiday Season, Government Can Slash Emissions With a New Shopping List
A less carbon-intensive, more sustainable, healthier food system would be a gift that keeps giving for generations to come | Opinion
By Peter Lehner and Carrie Apfel| - By Donald Gilliland|America’s Crisis of Single-Parent Families Has Only Gotten Worse
Children with only one parent are less likely to succeed academically, go to college, and be economically successful | Opinion
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