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Waves higher for Harris’ catwalk

Since crossing the Golden Gate Bridge running away from a wrecked home, I’ve taken to life on my own. I come and go as I please. I pursue plans and projects to my heart’s content and can hear myself think. Then when Girlfriend — my cat — came into my life, it seemed complete. The gray tabby seemed the perfect amount of company. She’s gone now, but she did see me through sickness and health. Now in the storm of election 2024, suddenly we’re subject to a political statement. Ohio Sen. JD Vance does not approve of us, good heavens! What to do? Take his cuts as a ...

The Black church and Generation Z

While perusing through updates on my LinkedIn page last week, I came across a post highlighting a thought-provoking feature from The New York Times’ national correspondent Clyde McGrady, who covers the influence of race and identity in American culture. The title of McGrady’s piece is “The Black Church Has a Gen-Z Issue: ‘They Don’t Come Into the Building Anymore.’” I thought about my recent columns on Gen Z and the church as I read his article. In February, I wrote about the “Gen Z Faith Pivot,” mentioning the 2023 revival at Asbury University in Kentucky. While I am ...

PRESS Act is needed now

Governments often chafe at the presence of a free press. The reason is simple: A robust and independent news media keeps a sharp eye on government and, when necessary, exposes abuse of power, corruption, incompetence and waste. Exposing such things depends, of course, not just on journalists but also on brave officials willing to sound the alarm about government misconduct. Even when their disclosures are clearly in the public interest, these whistle-blowers — or sources, in the journalistic parlance — often hide their identities to avoid punishment or retaliation. In this way, ...

Our attitudes are ours to decide

By pure luck, I traveled to Walt Disney World with my husband and my son just last week between hurricanes Helene and Milton. Milton made landfall in Florida as a category 3 hurricane. We planned this vacation months ago according to our son’s fall break from school. This trip was our first family vacation that didn’t revolve around also visiting a relative. We decided to go to Disney just because we wanted to. It was glorious time spent together. We walked all day and had the blisters to prove it. Despite being October, it was hot and humid. Sweat poured off us as the temperature ...

Why do we lack education freedom?

What issue could be more important to a nation’s future than education? A country is about people. How Americans act, work, think, choose — live — reflects their values. K-12 education, of course, is about learning to read and do math. This is what we measure in test scores. But education is a lot more than acquisition of technical skills. It is about transmission of values and our sense of meaning of what life is about. It’s these values that determine how we act, behave, work and deal with life’s many challenges. Polling tells us that Americans are generally ...

Days leading to election are critical

Some of you have shared with me your fears about the upcoming election, now just 22 days away. I can’t sugarcoat this. It is frightening and worrying. We have already endured four years of Trump. Another term could tip America and the world into full-bore fascism. Trump has become even more unhinged and vindictive. His fascistic personality is now on full display — his cruel lies, scapegoating of innocent people, creation of enemies and “enemies within.” JD Vance is as bad, if not worse. Many of you are dismayed that Trump is running almost head-to-head with Harris, given ...