Commentary: The foreign policy moves Donald Trump got right in 2025
Daniel DePetris For President Donald Trump’s supporters, 2025 has been a year of transformation. For his opponents, it’s been nothing short of a long nightmare.... Read more.
Commentary: The Supreme Court finally pushed back against Trump
Erwin Chemerinsky In one of its most consequential rulings of the year, just before breaking for the holidays last week, the Supreme Court held that President Donald... Read more.
Commentary: Faith leaders — 2025 was a year of setbacks and celebration
Ciera Bates-Chamberlain, Seth Limmer, Otis Moss III, and Michael Pfleger The end of a calendar year is always a good time to reflect on the time that has passed.... Read more.
Commentary: Hamstringing the humanities will hinder scientific discovery
Shadi Bartsch It seems we’ve decided the humanities have less to give the human race — or more modestly, this country’s future — than the sciences. This... Read more.
Commentary: Trump team tramples church-state divide
Michael Felsen The Frances Perkins Building in Washington, D.C., serves as the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Labor. Its dedicated employees implement and... Read more.
Commentary: AI can help fix what’s broken in foster care
Maureen Flatley and Taylor Barkley President Donald Trump’s executive order directing states to deploy artificial intelligence in foster care isn’t just welcome... Read more.
Mary Ellen Klas: States are now the check on America’s executive
Thank goodness for state governments. One of the most underappreciated stories in 2025 was the role states played in checking federal overreach. As the Trump administration... Read more.
Robert Pearl: Will generative AI robots replace surgeons?
In medicine’s history, the best technologies didn’t just improve clinical practice. They turned traditional medicine on its head. For example, advances like... Read more.
Jodi Bondi Norgaard: When silence becomes a green light for normalizing cruelty
The reaction to President Donald Trump’s recent social media post was immediate and telling. For many, the post was stunning in its cruelty, a line so clearly... Read more.
Jim O’Connor: Federal policy ignores the most perilous weeks of addiction treatment
Federal agencies are preparing new guidance on recovery housing, transitional housing and long-term recovery supports. The shift comes at a time when communities... Read more.