Mired in scandal and gossip, the Brits still seem to love their royal family. Not even the black sheep princes of the realm can stop pollsters from discovering that a majority believe the monarchy is fine even if it’s sopping up more than $100 million a year in taxpayer money. The return on ...
Members of America’s trucking industry say stringent new federal regulations on emissions are mainly unnecessary and could affect the nation’s shaky supply chain. The Environmental Protection Agency announced last month that it had finalized new rules on restricting tailpipe emissions on ...
Walter Cronkite was the anchor of “CBS Evening News” for nearly two decades, earning the moniker “most trusted man in America.” He defined the news and shaped opinions by reporting it. Upon Cronkite’s death in 2009, NPR reported on his influence on ending the Vietnam War when it ...
When the “flag goes down” and the mailman whisks away a letter, consumers expect it to arrive safely and relatively quickly at its destination. Unfortunately, a rash of robberies has exposed serious shortcomings in postal security. Over the last four years, 3,000 mail carriers have been ...
I am sitting at a table in a senior community center and engaging with a 92-year-old man who tells me, “I have only 30 percent hearing, so speak loudly.” Not a problem, I say to myself, because God gave me a loud voice, and I will now use it. He uses his voice immediately to ask me ...
To “Man up” means to “demonstrate toughness or courage when faced with a difficult situation.” That’s precisely what men need to do. Face up to a changing world and redefine what it is to be a man. In his recent book “Of Boys and Men,” Brookings Institution scholar Richard V. ...