Colin Kaepernick is, without question, the most polarizing figure in sports today. But Kaepernick, who quarterbacked the San Francisco 49ers to the Super Bowl in 2013, has never been arrested, has never been accused of hitting a woman. He’s never been pulled over and charged with DUI or accused of cheating his sport by […]

There are regions where economic stress coexists with a beloved way of life. It can be hard to make a living in parts of the rural West, northern New England and the South. But people stay put in these places for reasons other than the almighty dollar. They include community, tradition and quality of life. […]

Beijing’s slow but belligerent invasion of the South China Sea has created Cold War conditions in the sub-tropical zone. For diplomats, the question of the moment is this: Can we craft a political accommodation that can keep the peace while ensuring sovereign territorial rights? China’s claims in the South China Sea encroach on the territorial […]

It was not that long ago that a Republican presidential candidate vowed that “we will make America great again.” His name was Ronald Reagan, and he made that promise to restore American greatness at the most appropriate place he could imagine: in the shadow of the Statue of Liberty. It is worth recalling Reagan’s words […]

War clouds are gathering over the Korean Peninsula, and we are reminded of what former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld (almost) famously said: “You go to war with the president you have, not the president you might want or wish to have at a later time.” President Donald Trump probably possesses the raw will to launch […]

The book pulls no punches. It sharply condemns conservatism for its role in a “culture of vicious dehumanization,” not to mention its sins of incoherence, rejection of empirical fact and plain hypocrisy. Writing of the rush by the conservative party, i.e., the GOP, to embrace the regrettable Donald Trump during the last election, the author […]

By Therese Raphael Bloomberg View Whatever part of America President Donald Trump was making great again when he set the goal of reducing immigration by half, it wasn’t the part with working parents. It’s great to have immigrants with advanced degrees who can program in five coding languages. But his proposal to slash legal immigration […]