I've decided to keep writing this column. A few weeks ago, I convinced myself that it was time to quit; walk away from the world of writing and publishing. Not because writing stopped bringing me joy. No, writing helps keep me steady, my mind exercised. It was the publishing part that was ...
A significant number of people are getting sick from a parasite that is likely linked to a food or water source. Yuck. I know I want no part of that. But it raises a bigger question: How do we know what information—and which sources—we can trust? It seems to be getting harder to separate ...
In 2023, for every public dollar spent on the education and care of a school-aged child in Michigan, only 23 cents were spent on a preschooler and just 8 cents were spent on an infant or toddler. This new data from the Center for Early Learning Funding Equity’s latest Shortchanged Project ...
America has a socialism problem, and it's bigger than most citizens realize. When candidates aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America win Democratic party primaries, or New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani hails "the warmth of collectivism," socialism's advance is obvious. But it's making gains in other ways, too, especially in the transformation of America's workforce -- which is coming to be chiefly employed in a sector one step removed from outright government control: healthcare. In 1990, manufacturing was the top employment sector in most states, including New York and ...
"I cannot tell a lie," young George Washington supposedly told his father when asked if he'd cut down a cherry tree. That there was no tree and George never said those words hasn't impeded the myth that holds otherwise, popularized by one of Washington's early biographers. Ever since, ...
At this point, my family members are accustomed to my weird European sporting interests. Short of watching "Heated Rivalry," you can't get me into hockey, but I can give you a 15-year history of the F1 race team that was Force India. And when it comes to football, the only team I've watched compete at Soldier Field is Olympiakos, the Piraeus soccer team. So, when the World Cup rolls around every four years, I settle in. Greece didn't qualify and I always had my doubts about the U.S. squad, so I quickly adopted Cape Verde as my team. I wasn't alone, which is why it was impossible for ...
