When it comes to AI and future technologies, we don’t have to passively accept what the powers-that-be impose upon us. We can and should follow the Amish model of publicly debating their human value.
The Trump administration made very clear that the military will once again be a bastion of common sense, a fortress of fortitude. It starts with ridding the ranks of the notion that wars are won by sensitive efforts to break glass ceilings.
It's foolish to overlook the possibility that society’s increasing tendency to diminish the human soul and brush spiritual realities into a corner may be causing Americans to desperately grasp at straws in order to find some self-worth and meaning in life.
Until the FDA proves it is willing to protect consumers from harmful substances in food, isn’t it hard to trust its ability to ensure that vaccines are both safe and effective?
“Even if they know what is right, do all men always want to do it?”
I miss glass bottles. I come from a generation of glass. And therein lies a fundamental difference between my generation and the current one.
Clearly, the costs of public education have provided few, if any benefits.
Familiarity with the past means more than preserving our history. It is the map and compass for our future.
How do we build a future of flourishing rather than decline?
You do not have a right to an education. But parents have a right and duty to educate their children. And children have a right to be educated by their parents.
In a society in which only geography and a loose agreement about social norms unites people, is propaganda a necessary force? Can it be a good thing?
The horrible veterans bill making its way through the Alabama Legislature is raising questions.
If every request in the lawsuit is granted by the court, there is concern it will overturn Section 504 completely. It is a law that simply needs to be tweaked, not removed.
Well-educated is not the same as well-schooled. And sadly, most of what we call education today is actually schooling
Our election officials are constantly working to secure our elections against evolving threats, from cyberattacks to logistical challenges in rural communities. They need the right tools to keep our elections safe, reliable and accessible.
We must be alert to possible encroachments on our constitutional liberties, even if those encroachments come from the Trump administration.
Allowing the current counseling guidance for Alabama public schools to remain in place and maintaining connectivity to the ASCA puts all Alabama schools in jeopardy of losing federal funding.
Children are disadvantaged when raised by a single mother, living in two separate houses, or having sporadic (or even frequent) contact with their non-residential father, regardless of how wealthy he may be.
Whether in MAGA country or a decadent “open society” Europe in decline, we in the West must learn to freely argue again.
The PBMs and mega-insurance companies are making billions of dollars while we are denied the vital medication we need and our pharmacists are in danger of closing their doors. This is a crisis.
As a card-carrying member of three veterans’ organizations, my mission is to ensure that “Veterans Serving Veterans” will continue to be the foundation upon which ADVA rests.
Don't like the selections working their way into the children's section at your local public library? Here's another way to get good children's literature into the hands of families.
In a recent interview, RFK discussed changes to school lunches. He strikes me as a guy who will thread that needle between what kids need and what they want. RFK seems to know that fitness and good health are found in a mix of have-to and want-to.
It’s fascinating to see both Christ and pagan emperors share the belief that to love God and to love man is the path to the good life.
Neither schools, nor Saturday morning cartoons seem to be passing on the torch of cultural knowledge and literacy.
As we celebrate Black History Month, we should remember Douglass not just as a hero from the past, but as a role model for real freedom, hard work, and success – values that help people grow stronger and unite America.