New reports show our children are behind in mathematics, compared with where they would be after a normal year, with the sharpest declines experienced by the most vulner...
In the past two weeks, we’ve seen reports about the harm America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan is bound to bring for women, girls, journalists and allies.
But one group ...
Rooting out global terrorism is not synonymous with imperialist hubris.
And those who strive for power through suicide bombings thrive in violent, nondemocratic societie...
Everyone likes to see themselves or their professions glamorized in the movies or even television. Many people have commented over time about how they or someone else th...
When President Joe Biden arrived in the White House, he proclaimed grand ambitions for U.S. foreign policy.
“America is back,” he declared, promising to restore U.S. lea...
You don’t have to be a scientist to muster convincing arguments in favor of commonsense measures for combating COVID-19.
COVID spreads through the air. Why wouldn’t a f...
During a recent trip taking my 6-year-old granddaughter to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, we and other visitors needed not just reservations but also face ma...
School boards across the county recently held meetings to discuss whether to make mask wearing mandatory or optional during this school year.
While most boards made it o...
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week.
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Data shows that COVID-19 vaccines are more deadly than the virus itsel...
On some occasions, ordinances come about because rules you’d expect people to follow of their own volition aren’t being observed.
On others, ordinances might not adequa...
