People often ask me who are the most interesting or most influential people I have met. It is easy to say Margaret Thatcher or Bill Clinton, but sometimes the real history makers are never known outside of their specialty. One such was Richard Morley. A mutual friend took me to meet Morley at ...
On February 20, America will recognize George Washington’s Birthday. No matter how many calendar makers, newspapers and politicians refer to it, there never has been a federal law creating a holiday called “Presidents Day.” And the lack of a federal Presidents Day is a good thing. While ...
Teacher unions have never been known to stay in their lane. Conflict in the Middle East, so-called “climate change,” and abortion are just a few of the policies outside education on which the American Federation of Teachers and their locals take a position. No surprise, then, that an AFT ...
In his State of the Union address, President Biden pledged to tackle one of the biggest problems facing Americans: the fentanyl crisis. With record-high drug overdose deaths, and kids under 14 dying at the highest rate among all age groups, it is clear that new approaches are required. ...
A crushing blow to our democracy could come this spring when the U.S. Supreme Court issues a decision in a major voting rights case, Moore v. Harper. The case could grant state lawmakers unchecked power to undermine our election processes, a reckless legal power grab that would have shocked ...
Patients expect doctors to rely on their training — not politics — when offering care. So, many patients may be surprised to find out that medical training seems to have taken a back seat to political activism at the University of North Carolina Medical School. The UNC Medical School is ...