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States are poised to restrict credit access in 2025

Just as consumers may finally be coming to grips with the cost-of-living crisis, legislators in several states are poised to restrict access to credit in 2025. The move to restrict credit will be dressed up as a form of “consumer protection,” but make no mistake: It will reverse a trend ...

Vote: Use your voice and make a difference

Leaders of both major political parties agree on one thing: The presidential election Tuesday is among the most important in American history. Its outcome will shape our government, economy, even our society for many years to come, and may even come to truly define just who we are at this ...

Point: Even when on target, polls hurt our democracy

Americans are blessed to have the First Amendment, including prohibitions against governments abridging freedom of speech and of the press. Yet, freedom comes with responsibility. Our rampant polling may fill Americans’ hunger to know what might happen before we vote, but it’s a ...

The buoyancy of immigrants and their success in science

I have been exploring the heights of scientific endeavor in reporting on artificial intelligence, from its use in medical research (especially promising) to its use in utilities and transportation. It is notable that many of the high achievers weren’t born here. They have come here from ...

Military veterans see duty in election reform

Members of the U.S. military swear an oath to the country and the Constitution — not to a party or a politician. It is countercultural for veterans to be partisan actors, which is why nearly 50 percent of us are conscientiously registered as independent voters, a number that grows higher ...