Deadly fungus warns of climate change
Arjun V.K. Sharma Last month, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change charted global temperatures to be 1.1 degrees Celsius above... Read more.
Clarence Thomas makes a mockery of ethical standards
Editorial written by The Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial Board Clarence Thomas should not be on the U.S. Supreme Court, where his ethical lapses and extremist... Read more.
Valuing creative work over AI content
Rebecca Ackermann Could a bot write this intro? The hype around artificial intelligence has pushed this question to the center of public discourse. Conversational... Read more.
Why Americans stick with just 2 political parties
Seth Masket It’s the year before a presidential election, which means it’s once again time for a group to call for a unity ticket of a Democratic and... Read more.
Bridging differences in democracy
Ace Parsi When I was 8, my family and I immigrated to the United States from Iran. It goes without saying that neither my older brother nor I learned the... Read more.
Excess deaths in the US are rising at a shocking rate
Cory Franklin and Robert Weinstein The current COVID-19 situation in the U.S. is both good and bad. The good news is that COVID-19 deaths are at the lowest... Read more.
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election shouldn’t have happened
Adam Carrington On Tuesday, Janet Protasiewicz defeated Dan Kelly for a seat on Wisconsin’s Supreme Court. The outcome swings the Wisconsin court’s majority... Read more.
Political bravery from expelled lawmakers in Tennessee
Lorraine Ali The churn of local politics rarely makes national news, but headlines, history, and careers were made during proceedings at Tennessee’s State... Read more.
GOP tackles a nonexistent problem with trans sports ban
Editorial written by the Charlotte Observer Editorial Board Diving headfirst into the anti-LGBTQ+ culture war, North Carolina Republicans have filed legislation... Read more.
Breaking down the Trump indictment
In a scene reminiscent of nothing more than a chapter of Tom Wolfe’s “Bonfire of the Vanities,” former President Donald Trump was arraigned in a Manhattan... Read more.