On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors of the City/County of San Francisco was scheduled to take up the proposal of the African American Reparations Advisory Committee. The meeting was delayed until next month because…
Yesterday we honored Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and remembered the dream he had for all Americans. A dream that focuses on our common humanity over identity politics and racial…
The Korean War can lay claim, along with World War One, to being the United States’ “forgotten war.” Perhaps this is because it was, in a sense, inconclusive. At the end of…
Just when the sale of Twitter to Elon Musk couldn’t get any more dramatic, the tech giant’s employees have drafted an open letter demanding no layoffs, no political discrimination against employees, and…
When Elizabeth Windsor came to the throne in 1952, Harry Truman was President and Winston Churchill would be Prime Minister for another three years. She ruled Britain over seven decades…
As Americans celebrate Independence Day, there is renewed debate about the nature of that independence and of the men who declared it. The column below from the late Walter Williams…
In 1885, Wisconsin schoolteacher Bernard J. Cigrand encouraged his students to observe June 14 as a “Flag Birthday” to remember the date in 1777 when the Second Continental Congress introduced…
The news that Elon Musk had acquired 9.2 percent of Twitter triggered outrage notable even for a platform that seemingly exists for no other reason than for people to express…
I know who Neil Young is, but I had to Google Joe Rogan this last week or so to find out who he is. The BBC reports: Neil Young’s music…
As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy, we remember his fight for civil rights. While much work remains, it is important the fight continues rooted in…
It doesn’t require training in critical film studies to figure out that Netflix’s new movie, Don’t Look Up, which tells the story of a comet wiping out life on earth,…
Modern sports are not exempt from controversy — just consider the evolution of equipment and rules, race relations, and politics. But nothing has threatened the future of sports more than…
It’s that time of year again when people debate whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie. It is, obviously, but as you settle down this festive season to…
Nobody has ever actually seen “the social contract” let alone signed it, which probably explains why there is so much disagreement about what is actually in it. In her new…
“If questioning the results of a presidential election were a crime — as many people have argued in the wake of last year’s election — then much of the country,…
“Did you know that nearly 50 percent of U.S. adults are single?” In recognition of singles and unmarried people week, the US Census Bureau released data showing marriage trends in…