Commentary / World Jul 9, 2021

A book you remember, a Kindle you forget

When reading on a digital device, the fear is that the loss of mental effort will lead to a loss in overall thoughtfulness.

Commentary / World May 3, 2021

The trust gap between winning and losing sides in elections

A gap between the winning and losing sides’ willingness to accept the outcome of a presidential contest is nothing new.

Commentary / World Nov 3, 2020

What are the odds of a disputed U.S. election? Pretty high.

Whatever goes wrong — and chances are something will — we will likely be having an argument over the vote count.

Commentary / World Nov 2, 2020

Democracy dies when Facebook and Twitter define the truth

Democrats and Republicans alike missed the point on Wednesday when members of the Senate Commerce Committee had their last chance before the election to grill the CEOs of Facebook, Twitter, and Google. With the GOP on the hunt for partisan bias and the Democrats ...

Commentary / World Sep 26, 2020

How COVID-19 is killing good manners

With social distancing now part of everyday life, simple actions like shaking hands may be consigned to history.

Commentary / World Jul 21, 2020

What’s in a name? NFL team’s decision should make us ask

The fight over naming — whether it's a sports team or a country music band — is really a fight about power.

Commentary / World Mar 24, 2020

The ethics of shopping in a pandemic

We have to make choices about what to take, leave and ask others to get for us.

Commentary / World Mar 17, 2020

Classrooms become the latest COVID-19 casualty

Online learning — a wonderful workaround during a contagion — is an educational experiment in a world where teachers are no longer considered authority figures.