On his first day in office, President Joe Biden told White House staff to treat others with respect — or else.
“When you put your life on the line for other people, you become a hero & one day I truly wanna be someones hero like you are mine!” a gir…
I got my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine last week and felt a surge of relief, gratitude and irrational exuberance.
President Joe Biden wants Republican support for his economic stimulus package, but the clock’s ticking.
The filibuster is safe, for now.
At the first presidential inauguration I attended in person, President Ronald Reagan opened his address with a nod to the peaceful transfer of power.
On the surface, Democrats’ projected control of the Senate, as well as the House and the White House, seem like manna for President-elect Joe …
Four years ago this week, I wrote about “The Things They Carried,” Tim O’Brien’s haunting short story about the weight of things foot soldiers…
In the longest, darkest nights of the year, we turn to the light.
This Christmas, the gifts of Three Wise Men — make that three pharmaceutical companies — are COVID-19 vaccines.
It was the shot seen round the world.
On Wednesday, the United States reported nearly 3,000 people had died in one day from the coronavirus, and President Donald Trump released a s…
The election is over. Let’s get to work building a better world.
A few days ago, my neighbors added to their Biden-Harris and Ruth Bader Ginsburg yard art with a sign over their front door that reads simply:…
We need to talk about Thanksgiving.
With the future of health care in limbo during the prolonged presidential election, the Supreme Court next week will take up a case that could…
President Donald Trump beamed like a proud papa and Republicans cheered at Amy Coney Barrett’s swearing-in show on the White House lawn Monday night.
Anthropologist Margaret Mead said in a lecture the earliest sign of civilization is not a clay pot, iron, tools or agriculture.
When President Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday night, a giant billboard at the airport helpfully pointed the…
Growing up in Hawaii, Jennifer Doudna loved exploring the exotic rainforest near her home.
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Ah, Labor Day, the last unofficial weekend of summer, the return of pumpkin spice latte and start of the sprint to the presidential campaign f…
Since businessman Donald Trump glided down the escalator at Trump Tower to announce his candidacy for president in June 2015, he has stoked fear.
A wise editor of mine used to say, “Wet streets don’t cause rain.”
On Monday, the Republican National Convention opens four nights devoted to championing President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. T…
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made history Tuesday when he picked Sen. Kamala Harris, of California, as his running ma…
Near a neighborhood park in Alexandria, a yard sign reads: “Don’t be Stupid. Make America Healthy Again. Wear a Facemask!”
Of all the momentous issues with which the founding fathers had to grapple, one of the most perplexing was ice.
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