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What do college students really think of the war in Gaza and the campus protests?

Ukrainian and Russian negotiators nearly ended the war three months after it began. This is the story of their failure.

Twenty-three million Americans will lose internet access tomorrow unless the House acts today

A correction, with apologies

For your weekend: Another busy day in the life of Donald Trump

Thanks to Mike Johnson and House Democrats, Ukraine gets the aid it desperately needs

A long ago stranger than strange night and day in war torn Vietnam

Here’s a story of triumph to go with the Shot Heard Round The World.

Update to yesterday’s Letter – Ukraine on the brink

The Congressional echo chamber continues to swallow any action on Ukraine aid

When innocents die – just because they’re there

An extraordinary woman who could teach us all a lot

Empathy on display? Not really.

Our health care system is upside down in many ways. One of them is the administrative burden of Electronic Health Records. Another is the cost of medical school.

Russia is using our abandonment of Ukraine to commit cultural genocide

What would Lincoln do?

Alabama dives headfirst down the IVF rabbit hole

On the death of Navalny

A modest proposal to eradicate Period Poverty in America

Against the backdrop of America’s noble past, hanging Ukraine out to dry is heartbreaking

Well, surprise, surprise, the House did something right.

Thoughts on the teaching of slavery to America’s students

What would a MAGA Presidency do to education?

The fine art of the political knife in the back

Looking at the issues that divide us and the “alternative facts” that propel the division

Now, with Iowa out of the way, we can begin the real campaign.

Florida being Florida — Again

Is Liz Cheney a modern day Laocoön?

Remembering a modern day of infamy

Prepare for a bumpy ride. 2024 is here.