My wife and I were at the base of an amazing waterfall in central Costa Rica, and we watched a series of tourists taking “selfies” against a backdrop of rushing water. It reminded me how many people now act like they have to compete with each other to get the “perfect...
“President-elect Donald J. Trump is keeping secret the names of the donors who are funding his transition effort, a break from tradition that could make it impossible to see what interest groups, businesses or wealthy people are helping launch his second term.” From...
This time, at least, Donald Trump won fair and square. But the people have spoken, placing trust in a person who might be the least ethical and the most self-interested U.S. politician in many years. Perfectly legal? Although the election appears to be...
Recent rioting in Great Britain has been fueled by right wing extremists using social media. Right now, Elon musk’s social media site, X (formerly known as Twitter) has been a primary source of hate speech. Hate speech is a ill-defined category U.S. law, but...
Our Supreme Court needlessly vacated an injunction against the Idaho legislature’s strict abortion ban, which in effect halted emergency abortions in that state to protect the life, health or safety of the mother. The “vacating” –– that is, a stay of the lower...
