Americans already have enough to worry about when flying. They must pack lightly, arrive early enough to check their bags, make it through security, and use the restroom facilities, if necessary. They must do all this before boarding a flight that may or may not leave late. The last thing ...
The dark can be a dangerous time to walk, according to a recent New York Times report. The increase in pedestrian fatalities at night, mainly since 2009, is a concerning trend that sets the country apart from others. Unlike in comparable countries like Canada and Australia, a much higher ...
For the first time, the United States has become dependent on other countries for food. Even though U.S. farms continue to produce cereals and grains, America’s reliance on imported meats, fruits and vegetables is surging. It doesn’t have to be this way — the United States could grow its ...
I am an oddball. I like to work on Christmas. I don’t know how it is now, but when I was younger and worked for newspapers, variously in Africa, Britain and the United States, I always volunteered to work over the holiday and loved it. There was a special Christmas camaraderie, often more ...
The recent explosive congressional hearing with presidents from among some of the nation’s most elite universities — Harvard, MIT and the University of Pennsylvania — nearly broke the internet. All three academic leaders could not clearly state that advocating genocide against Jews might ...
We all make mistakes. To err is human, after all. For example, fences are sometimes built on the wrong side of the property line. It happens. When armies and nations make such a faux pas, war can result. Fortunately, that didn’t happen with this tale. Though the story does begin with a war. ...