I joined Twitter in April 2007, a year after its founding as a “microblogging platform.” I didn’t give much thought to my username. I chose an anonymous handle that combi...
My father was neither a constitutional scholar nor a theologian. In fact, with his high school education, he delivered letters for the post office for 44 years in our sma...
On the anniversary of the birth of Hiram Ulysses Grant, 200 years ago April 27, he is remembered as the 18th president of the United States, commander of the U.S. Army du...
Free speech is the bedrock of our democracy.
While the speech it protects can often offend others — from a radical difference of opinion, the use of vulgarities or spread...
Texan Elon Musk made a big purchase this week. You may have heard. Some billionaires buy yachts, jets or islands. Musk’s vanity purchases venture into uncharted territory...
The overwhelming vastness of the famed National Cathedral seemed to shrink to mere expansiveness, as Washington’s famous names, including three presidents, filled its pew...
Pennsylvania has become a leader in the fight to diminish dangerous atmospheric warming. It is now the largest power-producing state within the 12-state Regional Greenho...
U.S. gross domestic product shrank 1.4% in the first quarter at the same time inflation continued to soar. For older Americans, that combination conjures memories of 1970...
