It would be hard to find a more insulting offer than to exchange money for your vote. That's exactly what President Donald Trump did in announcing that if voters keep Republicans in power come the midterms, he'll send every adult citizen a $5,000 check. Now, one would not put money on that ...
It was the mid-1980s when I entered my first “internship” experience. No, I was not finishing out my college degree or completing certification requirements. I was deeply involved in my second-grade curriculum and searching for my purpose. Okay, that might be exaggerating a bit. My Dad ...
Some noise has been made lately about the imminent redundancy of the job of physician, thanks to the ascendancy of artificial intelligence (AI) medical technology. The latest volley in the discussion comes via a JAMA essay, terrifyingly titled, "Will Autonomous AI Exceed AI-Aided Physicians ...
The school field trip tragedy last week at Lake Macbride State Park again demonstrated the adage that a rumor can travel halfway around the globe while the truth is still putting on its shoes. Government silence during a public crisis or mass-casualty event creates an information vacuum that ...
In 1867, the United States purchased Alaska from the Russian Empire for $7.2 million. The deal was widely ridiculed. Critics called it "Seward's Folly," after the secretary of state and lead negotiator, William Seward. In hindsight, given the state's immense natural resources and strategic ...
The New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones thought she was making her educational choices to favor the interests of black people, and she was -- just the wrong ones. In a long essay for The New York Times Magazine, the radical African American journalist writes about how her decision to ...
