An unanswerable question hangs over the nomination of Loretta Lynch for attorney general: Is Republican opposition to her more racist or sexist?
As an African-American w...
What if your doctor gave you a prescription that would help you lose weight, lower blood pressure, improve cholesterol, and reduce the risk of several forms of cancer? E...
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It’s not unusual for people who have experienced a fire to express great appreciation for the volunteer firefighters who battled the blaze. Sometimes people wr...
High school seniors waiting for college acceptance letters, we feel your pain. But our nation has collective pain from the college process that is more worrisome.
Colleg...
In this year’s State of the Union address, President Barack Obama was clear. He said, “(A) better politics is one where we spend less time drowning in dark money for ads...
The United States is losing its edge. It is surrendering the research and development advantage that has fueled its economy for six decades.
China now performs more R&D ...
What’s the difference between growing up in an affluent family and growing up poor in America?
Yes, upper-middle-class kids have more money. But they also have more atte...
Last week was Sunhine Week, a time for the national media organizations and good-government groups to report on efforts to encourage transparency in government. Given th...
WASHINGTON — Amid all the verbiage about Hillary Clinton’s email, one irrefutable fact emerges: Polls will drive us crazy before the Clintons do.
The latest CNN/ORC poll...
In New York, Gov. Andrew Cuomo imposed a ban on hydraulic fracturing. In Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf has a different view than his fellow Democrat in Albany.
Wolf sees e...
