The mood in humanities departments has become increasingly dire. While the crisis is real, I don’t think the fatalism is warranted.  

The people sharing the road with you are someone’s grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles, sons and daughters.

It’s rare that a drug can have such a pronounced effect that its immediate benefits translate into health care savings for years, even decades. To the wonder drugs Harvoni and Sovaldi, which wipe out hepatitis C, we can now add the weight-loss medicine Ozempic and its cousins Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound. These drugs have shown […]

Fifty years ago, the state burst onto the national gaming scene. Its arrival was anything but quiet.

Negative campaigning is increasing in volume and nastiness every election cycle. Campaigns are based on a “divide and conquer” strategy, pitting citizens against each other. If you ask most political operatives why this is the case, they’ll tell you it’s because it works. It drives donations, volunteer engagement and turnout. And while I won’t debate […]