California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom recently convened a meeting that might rank among the top sweat-inducing nightmare scenarios for Silicon Valley's tech bros — a group of the Golden State's smartest, most powerful women brainstorming ways to regulate artificial intelligence.

Regulation is the last thing this particular ...Read more

President Donald Trump’s renewed crusade against legal immigration poses a direct threat to the long-term financial interests of the older White Americans who remain his core supporters.

Since the tragic shooting of two National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., last week by a man from Afghanistan, Trump has directed a fusillade of invective ...Read more

On Nov. 17, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution that officially endorsed the U.S. peace plan for Gaza. It was a big moment for President Donald Trump’s administration, which spent months negotiating the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and weeks lobbying other countries to support the plan’s key tenets: the ...Read more

On Thanksgiving evening, as Americans offered grace for their blessings and feasted with loved ones, President Donald Trump's contribution to the country's dinner table was the digital equivalent of a flaming turd pie.

On social media, he published a screed that drew from his tried-and-true playbook — personal insults against political ...Read more

The killing of Sarah Beckstrom, a 20-year-old serving her country in the National Guard to help pay for college, is horrific.

Her fellow soldier, Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, remains in a fight for his life.

Their alleged attacker, Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, is in custody and will likely face the federal death penalty.

It's ...Read more

Barring a last-minute miracle, Florida’s black bears will be in the crosshairs of hunters come Saturday — a planned slaughter based on shoddy science and laden with potential for things to go wrong.

Or maybe “go wronger.” This hunt never should have been approved, let alone tagged as an annual event that will proceed until state ...Read more

Until we stop framing all drug use and every overdose as problems of “addiction” and “substance use disorders,” we’ll keep missing the mark on overdose prevention. Historically, overdose was seen as a severe indicator of addiction — but that was never the best way to understand it, given that someone early in their use is potentially...Read more

Illinois farmers have almost finished this year’s harvest and, for many, it’s a bin-buster. Crop yields have set records, and storage facilities are operating at full capacity across much of the grain belt.

American farmers once again have proven to be world beaters, capable of outproducing all comers. Unfortunately, their hard-won ...Read more

I started working as a doctor in 1981. Back then, I helped children learn lifelong healthy habits — such as brushing their teeth, wearing seat belts and eating good food. I believed that staying healthy starts with prevention — and I still believe that today.

Now, after many years of observing care for older adults, I’ve seen how ...Read more

A student I like turns in an essay. (She won me over because she brings “Crime and Punishment” to class, and her last name is Russian, which makes me think of the great-grandparents I never met who left Russia for the reasons many Jews left.) A few sentences into her essay, I know she didn’t write it.

Teachers all over the country are ...Read more

California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom recently convened a meeting that might rank among the top sweat-inducing nightmare scenarios for Silicon Valley's tech bros — a group of the Golden State's smartest, most powerful women brainstorming ways to regulate artificial intelligence.

Regulation is the last thing this particular ...Read more

Over the long weekend, new reporting from the Washington Post indicated that U.S. forces conducting counter-drug operations in the Caribbean have fired second missiles at people who survived an initial strike and were left swimming in the water. Should the reports be confirmed, this would mark a stark departure from long-standing U.S. military ...Read more

When I was laid off for the first time at age 40 after decades in corporate America, I didn’t just lose a paycheck, I lost a piece of myself. To cope, I did something counterintuitive: I kept a ledger of my shortcomings in the Notes app on my phone.

I called it a “fail resume,” printed it on ivory linen paper and slipped it into a manila ...Read more

During the past year, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has made a series of false statements referring to “environmental toxins” as a cause of autism. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is creating a truly toxic environment for people in the United States with disabilities.

Trump has spent his first year in office...Read more

“Stauffenberg pointed the way: if your obedience requires you to do criminal, unhuman things, you are no longer bound by your oath. A soldier’s final benchmark must always, in the last instance, be his conscience, not his orders.” That’s what Jan Techau, a friend of mine with a special vantage on this matter (more about Stauffenberg in a...Read more

We’ve all come to dread checking the mail. And not just when property taxes are due.

Most of the year, the only post we get is bills, which are depressing, or advertisements, headed straight for the trash. Our mailboxes, once filled with interest and promise, have become a breeding ground for junk.

Once a year, that changes. Yes, each day�...Read more

While everyone who pays attention to sports has been focused on games and front-page betting scandals, the NCAA quietly approved allowing student-athletes to bet on professional sports. What could possibly go wrong?

Thankfully on Nov. 21, a day before sports betting was going to be permitted, two-thirds of Division I schools rescinded their ...Read more

Six lawmakers, including two from Pennsylvania, had good reason to remind military members not to follow unlawful orders, given President Donald Trump’s illicit history and recent actions, such as sending federal troops into cities and boat strikes that violate international law.

The six Democrats, who either served in the military or the ...Read more

The Trump administration was voted in to turn price hikes around and make things more affordable. It’s time to try harder.

The last six weeks of the year are critical for the U.S. economy — retailers traditionally reap their highest sales figures, create seasonal employment and see a boost in profits.

It’s also, of course, a crucial ...Read more

Making predictions in print is always risky if not foolhardy. Eventually someone is much more likely to say “You were wrong!” than “You nailed it!”

Still, I’ll take a chance. Here are three not-unrelated predictions, ranked from most probable to least:

First: If Democrats win in 2026, President Donald Trump will not accept the result...Read more