Political observers eager for four more years of Donald Trump scandal stories have quickly dismissed the prospects of Florida governor Ron DeSantis since he officially entered the contest for the Republican presidential nomination two months ago. Recent polls, both national and from early ...
The highlight of this summer’s debt deal was the clawback of $27 billion in unused pandemic-era funding. Congress and the president determined that the money shouldn’t sit idle in 87 separate accounts. Unfortunately, in a rush to hold hearings, pass the annual military spending bill, and ...
There is no shortage of bad ideas bouncing around Congress, and some hide in plain sight. One is the “Stemming The Operation of Pernicious and Illicit Drones Act.” At first glance, this legislation seems to make sense because it targets adversaries of the United States by banning drones ...
The future has arrived. Those things we were warned about for decades are here. They are now palpable. In the 1950 film “All About Eve,” aging actress Margo Channing, played by Bette Davis, warned at a party, “Fasten your seat belts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.” For the world, ...
When more than a dozen federal agents swarmed the home of Pennsylvania pro-life activist Mark Houck to arrest the unarmed father of seven, it made national headlines. When a jury in Philadelphia acquitted Houck of all federal charges regarding an encounter with a pro-choice protester, it made ...
The coming school year often brings excitement, anticipation and nervousness for children. As a child psychiatrist, I have witnessed firsthand the effect back-to-school anxiety can have on kids and their families, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic when we were all at home for varying ...