A recent Justice Department report on U.S. immigration courts provides a rare glimpse into the difficulties faced by the Trump administration as it repairs the damages inflicted on these tribunals over the last 20 years. But give credit to the courts’ new executive, James McHenry. Early on, he identified the need for transparency and has
READ MOREPractically every child has turned up their nose and refused to eat a vegetable at some point in their life. For me, that detestable vegetable was a stuffed green pepper, and only my mother’s firm insistence that I couldn’t have dessert until I finished it made me soldier through and swallow. Last week, a leafy
READ MOREI’ve known about Canadian psychologist Jordan Peterson for a while and have watched a few of his Youtube lectures out of curiosity. But I hadn’t given him much thought until I recently found myself in a position I never thought I’d be in as a female college-student: sitting in the sold-out State Theater in Minneapolis
READ MOREThe recent suicides of fashion designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef and writer Anthony Bourdain have reminded all of us that, even for the wealthy, life can become too painful to bear. The sad truth is that suicide rates have been increasing in the United States. In the last decade, the suicide rate increased by
READ MOREProtests are a time-honoured tradition on college campuses – memorably exemplified by the protests of 1968 by the grandparents of the current generation of students. They reflect the passionate energies of students discovering their own priorities and commitments, and finding their voice in national conversations. Protests spring from the stimulating intellectual environment and vigorous debate
READ MOREWith the increasing decline of regular church attendees comes the decline of tithing. As many church leaders confront an already tightening waistline and the prospects of an even more dramatic decline in attendance and tithing as the Baby Boomers pass on to their rewards, it seems that some of them have turned to government largesse
READ MOREThe newly released Social Security Trustees Report describes serious fiscal issues with the program and stresses that it should be reformed soon, or the situation will become much worse. However, public support for reform is impeded by a common fiction that inflames debate and distracts from the roots of the problem. What the Report Says
READ MOREOne evening in early April I was waiting for my ten-year-old twin granddaughters to finish their indoor soccer practice when a girl their age approached me and said, “Your coat looks really nice.” It was a wet, chilly evening, and I was wearing a London Fog given me thirty years ago by an elderly
READ MOREPresident Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un recently held a historic summit that captured the American public’s attention. Some commentators have argued that establishing a dialogue between the two countries is a meaningful step, but others criticize President Trump for not proposing that the dictator reform his oppressive regime, which is notorious for brutally executing political dissenters. Perhaps the
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