When my son Sam,* who was then 14, asked me to take him to the Mother of All Rallies on the Mall in September 2017, I said no. The pro-Trump... Read More

We Americans have embraced the self-evident truths of our Declaration, which proclaims that each of us has been created equal with... Read More

As the investigations into the Trump-Russia investigation proceed, it's not too difficult to figure out a few of the theoretical starting... Read More

Last week, House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi issued a characteristic statement urging her party to remain in the center and resist any turn... Read More

Last week, San Francisco made history by becoming the first major city to ban law enforcement from using facial recognition technology, a... Read More

In 1648, the Treaty of Westphalia was signed, ending 30 years of war across Europe and bringing about the sovereignty of states. The rights... Read More

The good news for President Trump is that most Americans agree with Republicans about race: that we are all created equal and deserve equal... Read More

A week from today, Europeans may be able to gauge how high the tide of populism and nationalism has risen within their countries and on their... Read More

The new White House immigration proposal is intended as a policy road map, showing what Republicans are for, not merely what they are... Read More

These days it takes a medieval fantasy to help us remember why liberal democracy is worth cherishing. The politics of Game of Thrones is... Read More

South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg has impressed a lot of people with his ability to speak many languages during his campaign for... Read More

Earlier this week, the US National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) released an April 16 memo that says Uber drivers are independent contractors,... Read More

True socialists do not want a better world, they want a perfect one. That is why they so often view piecemeal amelioration with disdain or... Read More

It used to be that everyone wanted to buy a home, seeking pleasure and security, as well as the potential for future wealth.But younger... Read More

Every single thing the mainstream media says about the border crisis is a lie. Read More

For Elon Musk, the driverless car is always right around the corner. At an investor day event last month focused on Tesla's autonomous... Read More

The future of the "Equality Act," the landmark LGBT rights bill passed last week by the House, is uncertain. Even if could somehow pass the... Read More

The Supreme Court should strike down these bigoted laws, which hinder parents' ability to choose the best education for their kids. Read More

Two years ago, sometime in the spring, I stepped outside my apartment in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district to find the block plastered... Read More

On May 16, the Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium issued an opinion that will make it possible to imprison parents who enforce a vegan diet... Read More

Standardized tests that are used for the purposes of college admissions don't predict college success very well. Scores on the widely used... Read More

In an address last week, President Donald Trump offered an immigration proposal that, in his words, “establishes a new legal... Read More

In 1947, seven years before Brown v. Board of Education, a federal appeals court in California struck down segregated “Mexican... Read More

The FDA is charged with ensuring that the labeling of packaged foods is not “false or misleading in any particular,” as mandated... Read More