Now that the 2022 midterm elections are over, America faces two years with the House of Representatives under Republican control while the Democratic majority retains the Senate. A split government like this means bipartisanship will be necessary to address our nation’s problems. Yet, we ...
For the better part of the last two decades — save a few brief periods and the occasional bad month — inflation in the United States has been relatively low. In fact, from January 2012 through March 2021, the monthly inflation rate never rose above 3 percent. In a few instances, it entered ...
The U.S. Constitution was written in 1787 when the country had 13 states all along the East Coast and a population of under 4 million. Can a document crafted entirely by White men in a time when slavery was legal and neither Black men nor any women could vote still be relevant 235 years ...
The season is upon us, and with that comes a primer on Hanukkah so you can be in the “holiday know.” It is common knowledge that Hanukkah lasts eight days and that candles are lit each night, with the number lit being the night of the holiday. But that’s just a start. Here is more ...
Protests in China and Iran come as a surprise. One would have thought those bastions of authoritarian rule would have been the last places on Earth where dissidents would defy the systems in which they exist. The dictators at the top of the ruling structures of both countries count on their ...
America has a deadly drinking problem, which is getting worse, especially among the young. A November 1 study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that “an estimated 1 in 8 deaths among U.S. adults aged 20 to 64 years were attributable to excessive alcohol use, ...
