Commentary: Can you really conserve species by killing them?
Scott Miller When our family visits my mother’s glass-walled room overlooking the backyard and woods, we watch our unofficially “adopted” family of deer hang... Read more.
Commentary: Rebuilding civic trust in the age of algorithmic division
Linda Hansen A headline about a new education policy flashes across a news-aggregation app. Within minutes, the comment section fills: One reader suggests the proposal... Read more.
Commentary: Don’t forget the seniors as SNAP benefits are cut
Candice Reed Over the weekend, the federal government temporarily shut off funding for its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, leaving more than... Read more.
Commentary: Congress must lead on AI while it still can
Aya Saed Recently, Matthew and Maria Raine testified before Congress, describing how their 16-year-old son confided suicidal thoughts to AI chatbots, only to be... Read more.
Commentary: The intoxication of power and its consequences on democracy around the world
Elizabeth Shackelford Last week, Paul Biya declared victory for an eighth term as president of Cameroon, an extremely poor Central African country suffering from... Read more.
Commentary: Nature in the Neighborhood: Turn over a new leaf
“And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.” – Oscar Wilde It’s definitely starting to look and feel like fall. The temperature is dropping and... Read more.
Commentary: This Veterans Day, the VA faces multiple threats
Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon When veterans and their families gather at commemorative events on Nov. 11, many who use the benefits and services of the Department... Read more.
Commentary: The human cost of Congress’ inaction on health care
Dr. Thomas Fisher President Donald Trump and the Republicans in Congress have a decision to make: They can step up to protect millions of people, providing the security... Read more.
Commentary: AI won’t give American children the education they need
Michael R Bloomberg Elected officials are finally waking up to the educational harms of mobile phones in public schools. As more districts ban them, the reports... Read more.
Shribman: The presidency remade in Trump’s image
David M. Shribman NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE Abraham Lincoln made the presidency a pulpit. Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt transformed the office into an engine of big... Read more.