It must be said upfront: not all bias is bad—some of them are essentially heuristics, shortcuts that help us process patterns — but some bias… Continue reading
Today’s cartoon is by Peter Kuper, PoliticalCartoons.com.… Continue reading
To the editor: I am pleased to announce my support for Tarra Simmons for state representative. As a lawyer, civil rights activist, and national-level political… Continue reading
Today’s cartoon is by Christopher Weyant, The Boston Globe.… Continue reading
Thank you, Class of 2020! It’s an honor to be delivering your college commencement address, even with this awkward Zoom connection. Testing … I’m sorry… Continue reading
Trump’s pathetic competitive obsession with his predecessor knows no bounds, and now that his deadly failures are being fully exposed, he actually thinks he can… Continue reading
Today’s cartoon is by Pat Bagley, The Salt Lake Tribune.… Continue reading
My mother texted me a photograph on Sunday. That doesn’t sound like a newsworthy occasion, but mom had never texted anything to me or anyone… Continue reading
Today’s cartoon is by Bill Day, Tallahassee, Florida.… Continue reading
How deep does American racism go? And is it possible to uproot it? Or will it simply — endlessly — shift shape, wrap itself in… Continue reading
“We have met the moment and we have prevailed,” Donald Trump said at a news briefing May 11. “The moment” is quite a departure from… Continue reading
Today’s cartoon is by Dave Whamond, Canada, PoliticalCartoons.com.… Continue reading
There are many things I love about my country. But “rugged individualism,” when taken to its extreme, does not make my list. Nor does religious… Continue reading
Today’s cartoon is by Angel Boligan, El Universal, Mexico City, www.caglecartoons.com.… Continue reading
Although most Americans currently face hard times, with unemployment surging to the levels of the Great Depression and enormous numbers of people sick or dying… Continue reading
Today’s cartoon is by Dave Granlund, PoliticalCartoons.com.… Continue reading
OK, I have seen, in my life, Eisenhower and Kennedy and Johnson and Nixon botch Vietnam. I have seen Reagan botch the Euromissile crisis alongside… Continue reading
Today’s cartoon is by Nikola Listes, Croatia, politicalcartoons.com.… Continue reading
To the editor: While we all know about climate change, last weekend, I got to understand how it has contributed to the current COVID-19 pandemic.… Continue reading
To the editor: Lisa Neal is exceptionally well qualified to fill the city council vacancy in the Bainbridge South Ward. She has a brilliant legal… Continue reading
