What do presidential campaigns and the Christmas shopping season have in common? They both keep starting earlier and earlier. For better or worse, the 2024 presidential campaign is underway — 14 months before the November general election. Political strategists are busy devising slogans for ...
Restrictions on vaping are often predicated on the idea that they protect children and teenagers from a vaping “epidemic.” Despite the claim of an “epidemic,” fewer teens are vaping now than before the COVID-19 pandemic. Even with falling teen vaping rates, regulators are slow to ...
The opening sentence is a stunner, wrapping emotional arms around the reader: “Jimmy is 8 years old and a third-generation heroin addict, a precocious little boy with sandy hair, velvety brown eyes and needle marks freckling the baby-smooth skin of his thin brown arms.” The remaining ...
Former president Donald Trump has proven himself to be enduringly charismatic to many Americans of a conservative political bent and a thorn in the side of many independents and liberal-leaning citizens. The drama he creates can evoke the best and worst in us, but it’s time to move on. I ...
While the world has surged ahead to invest in a greener future, China’s energy dominance and forward-thinking strategy — coupled with key alliances with resource-rich nations — present a grave threat to U.S. interests. Despite recent commitments of more than $500 billion to clean energy ...
A new nuclear energy plant opened without a bang — a good thing given the level of opposition among many environmentalists. But climate hawks are defenders of the fuel source, saying the global community can’t meet its Paris goals without it. It is irresponsible to shun nuclear energy. By ...