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Over the next few weeks, as millions of Americans go through the "open enrollment" period for health care, Big Insurance is preparing a tens-of-...
Ancient Greek mariners sailing through the Strait of Messina had a dilemma. Stick to the Calabrian side and risk tearing up their ship on a rocky...
Re-electing Donald Trump—a 34-time convicted felon who incited an insurrection—has, unsurprisingly, had immediate negative effects. There has been...
In 2024, we have seen more incredible scientific breakthroughs in the HIV response, with new long-acting prevention medicines offering real hope of...
Some of President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks have sent shockwaves through the country. With the choice of Peter Hegseth for secretary of...
Many argue that the future of journalism is bleak, but I contend that it has never been more promising, driven by its resilience, the coexistence...
The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI)—from chatbots to smart thermostats and video games—is making it harder to be a woman. In...
We keep a communal pack-and-play at our office in the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, D.C. It makes life easier for the mothers who...
President-elect Donald Trump recently named veteran and former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard to be his director of national intelligence....
The etymology of "doge" is kind of amazing. It started as a meme depicting a skeptical-looking Shiba Inu dog. Then came Dogecoin—a cryptocurrency....
As pundits compete to explain the results of this year's presidential election, a familiar narrative has emerged about local election results: the...
On election night, I watched the results come in like everyone else, with my own fears acting as a filter for the news that Donald Trump would be...
"There will be no recess appointments," outgoing Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell reportedly told president-elect Donald Trump of his new...
The Supreme Court could easily strike down President-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks if he tries to kneecap the Senate confirmation process with...
As I woke on the day after Donald Trump's election back to the White House, I realized a painful truth—The country I love doesn't love me back. I...
It's no secret that some of the Republican Party has been hijacked by right-wing extremism. But even as the Trump campaign doubled down on its...
War is hell. A criminal war of aggression is worse. It's been 10 years since Russia invaded Ukraine to strip away its sovereignty, subjugate its...
The famously two-faced and litigious Elon Musk has brought his double standards on free speech and accountability to a new department in Washington...
In an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, then-candidate Donald Trump made waves when he declared that "the most beautiful word...in the dictionary...
Russian President Vladimir Putin says he has a black belt in judo, which, as he likes to say, has taught him an important life...
For most people, TikTok is a harmless social media platform enjoyed by 300 million users in Europe and the United States. However, behind the dance...
President-elect Donald Trump made policy promises on the campaign trail that I have heard many times before from authoritarian leaders around the...
Peru gave Xi Jinping a warm welcome last week when he arrived for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima. The Chinese leader was even...
Israel is right about Hamas and Hezbollah. Nothing justifies the existence of these Iran-backed criminal organizations, their aggression against...
When President-elect Donald Trump was first elected president in 2016, he talked about "draining the swamp" and fundamentally changing Washington....
Robert Lighthizer is the obvious choice to be Treasury Secretary in a second Trump administration. As the architect of Trump's first-term trade...
Germany's "traffic-light" coalition is dead, thanks to its finance minister's refusal to let Chancellor Olaf Scholz open the spending floodgates....
Of all the current divides in American society, among the most far-reaching and historically significant is also the least discussed: the gap...
There were many surprises in the 2024 election. But one thing stood out with remarkable clarity: You can't be elected president without supporting...
In May 2018, President Donald Trump famously pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal. It was the undoing of his predecessor, President Barack Obama's,...
When one considers Donald Trump's Cabinet selections announced thus far, there are a few themes that emerge. One discernible theme, which has been...
President-elect Donald Trump's choice of Matt Gaetz for attorney general ranks next to the story of Roman Emperor Caligula deciding to nominate his...
Paraguay, a relatively large South American country roughly the same size as the U.S. state of California, has historically been overshadowed by...
Two years ago, my organization, the Dignity Index, issued a warning to our country: Our national addiction to dehumanizing contempt had reached a...
The morning I found out Kamala Harris wasn't going to the Al Smith Dinner, I was dumbfounded. Critics might argue that the event is about cozying...