Republicans used to criticize courts for “legislating from the bench,” and Chief Justice John Roberts claimed at his confirmation hearing that courts should just call balls and strikes. Yet, the Supreme Court, in recent rulings, has not only validated an imperial presidency that the ...
The extinct dodo bird was said to be unintelligent and clumsy. Contrary to popular belief, the creature’s disappearance had little to do with brain function or muscle power and a lot to do with human activity. Now, scientific breakthroughs are providing an opportunity to rectify our blunders. ...
A whole new area of endeavor is opening up for the entrepreneurial. Name it after the ancient Greek philosopher Diogenes of Sinope. He allegedly hunted for an honest man and was possibly the founder of Cynicism. Verification will become a vital business as the flood of misinformation engulfs ...
More than 5 million Americans struggle with opioid use disorder, a physical addiction entwined with America’s health crisis, homeless crisis and mental health crisis. The most successful, evidence-based road to recovery is medication coupled with counseling, like that offered at Comprehensive ...
How many people have been president of the United States? History surrenders this secret grudgingly. Several people technically were president, but aren’t considered presidents of the United States. You have to look hard to find them, but they’re there. For example, George H.W. Bush was ...
America’s coal policy has been an abysmal failure. Government policy has made it increasingly difficult and costly to produce and use coal for nearly two decades. The Biden administration went so far as to craft an entire package of rules to wipe out the nation’s coal power plant fleet. ...