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Opinion

You have run your race, Jesse

Editorials and columns

The passing of Jesse Jackson marks the end of a turbulent and transformative era in American politics. For more than five decades, he stood at the intersection of protest and power, unapologetic in his focus on race, relentless in his pursuit of equity, and unafraid to confront America's ...

The MSU shooting anniversary

Editorials and columns

Three years ago,I learned that humans all have expiration dates and only God knows when we will expire. Three years ago, the day before Valentine’s Day, I experienced a mass shooting at Michigan State University (MSU) that forced me to appreciate the fragility of life, the human-condition of ...

Grief is love spelled differently

Editorials and columns

Love can raise us higher than we ever imagined. It can sneak in and give us a warm hug at just the right moment. Whether it’s love of a partner, family member, or friend, the deep emotional attachment that accompanies love fills us up and holds us together. But love can also plunge us deep ...

Eileen Gu’s terrible choice

Editorials and columns

It isn't easy being Eileen Gu. The champion freestyle skier said the other day, after she had to settle for a silver medal in an event at the Olympics, that "sometimes it feels like I'm carrying the weight of two countries on my shoulders." Gu would be carrying the weight of only one ...

Trump stops race to save the creation

Editorials and columns

May we talk about spiritual matters? "In the beginning," the Bible opens, "God created the heavens and the earth." Several lines down, God says, let humankind "have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, ...