Opinion
-
Is This a Sputnik Moment?
Earlier this week, veiled comments started to emerge on Capitol Hill regarding an unnamed and “serious national security threat.” By…
-
The Big Issue Hurting Joe Biden With Independents
By Patrick Healy Produced by Jillian Weinberger Joe Biden is struggling to win the support of swing voters, and no,…
-
My Mother Got on a Bike. It Changed Her Life.
When my mother was 62 years old, she dusted off a clunky Cannondale with Mary Poppins handles and joined a…
-
Spare Us Lara Trump
Well, that was fast! Donald Trump is not yet the Republican nominee for president, but already we’re witnessing a resurgence…
-
The Meaning of the Super Bowl ‘He Gets Us’ Ad
During Super Bowl Sunday, a 60-second ad aired about Jesus Christ, and no one seemed angrier about it than Christians.…
-
Trans Visibility Is Nice. Safety Is Even Better.
In my childhood, trans representation was largely confined to sensationalized daytime talk shows — think “Jerry Springer” — and fictionalized…
-
A Slap Shot Against Climate Denial
The climate is warming. Polar ice is melting, glaciers are receding, the chemistry of the ocean is becoming dangerously acidic,…
-
What the News and the Pews Have in Common
In the past few weeks, both The Atlantic and The New Yorker used the phrase “extinction-level event” to headline stories…
-
What Feckless Americans Can Learn From Navalny’s Bravery
Vladimir Putin’s Russia has just become even more bleak and soulless with the reported death in an Arctic prison of…
-
Why Don’t We Just Ban Fossil Fuels?
Imagine there were no law against arson and we were trying to figure out a way to stop it. One…