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Being quarantined for almost a year, many of us have had conversations about the first non-socially-distant experience we’ll have once we’ve a…
"You don't have to be a genius to succeed in politics," the late Robert F. Kennedy once told a friend of mine. "But you do have to be able to count."
What happens when we confuse social power with social justice? A trampling of any reasonable definition of fairness, as the fallout from an in…
The question of a permanent ban is about whether Facebook’s “supreme court” should institute one, not whether Facebook has the legal right. I’…
A visit to Donald Trump’s now-defunct Facebook page is to stroll through the vestiges of his campaigns and his presidency: posts full of racis…
The Biden administration’s “American Rescue Plan,” a $1.9 trillion relief package, has prompted intense debate, especially its proposal to rai…
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Why do flowers smell?
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What's really driving coal power's demise?
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Colleges are eliminating sports teams – and runners and golfers are paying more of a price than football or basketball players
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As death approaches, our dreams offer comfort, reconciliation
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Most US states don't have a filibuster – nor do many democratic countries
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Legally, Donald Trump was acquitted by the U.S. Senate. But politically, he has been found guilty by the American public. And the clash betwee…
The outcries of right vs. left in the halls of the U.S. Congress over the alleged “high crimes and misdemeanors” of Donald Trump obscured one …
The horror of the Texas electricity catastrophe should chill the whole country. Nothing strikes at the survivability of a modern society more …
As an African American nurse anesthetist, I check all the boxes as someone qualified to deliver an urgent message to South Carolina’s Black co…
I’ve been hearing The Byrds’ song. “Turn, Turn, Turn,” in my head lately. It’s a great song, but it was written and played in 1965, so I can’t…
Why do “they” believe this stuff? People on all sides ask this about people on all the other sides. Unfortunately people choose their own trut…
Give yourselves a round of applause, taxpayers.
Opinion: I have never met a kind person I disliked, even if I disagreed with their politics or we had no interests in common.
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As Texas went dark last week, with much of the state's population experiencing blackouts under severe winter weather conditions, U.S. Sen. Ted…
Early this month, a stealth group of about 100 Republicans "met" on Zoom to discuss forming a new political party. Nice idea. Noble, even. Ima…
You didn't have to like or even listen to Rush Limbaugh to be affected by what he did.
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Dear S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster:
One of the most fundamental rights as Americans is to be represented by an attorney in at a trial or hearing. This right was so fundamental, i…
Democrats have proven once again that they can find fault in President Donald Trump. Faults and flaws were found in him before the election. M…
For more than a year, it has looked like OPEC was on its last legs. Iran was shut out of oil markets because of U.S. sanctions. Iraq was a mes…
Christian celebrity culture is toxic.
President Joe Biden faces a major decision just weeks into his presidency: Does he genuinely try to work with Republicans to produce a biparti…
Very few people are critical listeners or observers. Most see and hear whatever they expect and then move on. On the other hand, as a friend s…