We were right about literacy. Why did children have to wait?
For years, parents, educators, researchers, and advocates have been sounding the same alarm: too many children were being denied the opportunity to become proficient readers because schools refused to fully embrace what science already knew….
Populist Republicans need to speak softly and carry a big stick – not carry water for union kingpins
So there are some huge pictures of Presidents Trump and Teddy Roosevelt hanging from the Department of Labor building in Washington, DC, right now – recognizing the two presidents who perhaps stood up for the…
Social media and understanding the pain of others
The Internet and social media pulled us all together so that our pain could lock us up in our own personal silos to protect us from each other. There is a cruel irony to the…
Frank Sinatra 2026: the golden age of the protection racket
If you think that the biggest news in the summer of 2026 is the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, think again. The truest sign of the zeitgeist is not the commemoration of the…
The cautionary tale of China and American chips
The great American wit H.L. Mencken once observed: “There is always a well-known solution to every human problem—neat, plausible, and wrong.” Today, a great problem facing U.S. policymakers is how to maintain America’s technological edge…
Gen Z voters are disillusioned: we need ranked-choice voting
This week, I voted in my second California gubernatorial primary. As the strategy director at a nonprofit focused on youth civic engagement, you’d think I’d be enthusiastic. But my peers and I are exhausted. Our primary system is ineffectual at best and—after countless conversations with other young voters—I believe that unless we improve our primary system, our disillusionment…
Chemistry taught me how to cook
A sizzle made me glance up from Sunrise on the Reaping. When I spotted the stove, I panicked. The pot glowed like magma, and all the water had evaporated. I turned off the fire and…
The price of neglecting preventive care
The world is on edge as they face headlines about the Hantavirus outbreak, triggering post traumatic stress of the recent global COVID pandemic. However, the world is still battling a mental health illness epidemic that…
The Manosphere: the Internet world of misogynistic men and their impact on a young generation of males
A new genre of men has been flooding the internet over the past few years: “alpha males.” These men appear wildly successful; they all seem to be wealthy, family-driven, and intelligent. But on deeper examination,…