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The approach of July 4 is making my heart hurt. Love of this country is deep-dyed in my soul, but pondering how or even whether to celebrate the semiquincentennial provokes a riot of mixed feelings. The right — and not just the MAGA right — responds to any queasiness about this ...
The new “Global Justice Report” by the World Inequality Lab in France — which calls for caps on economic growth in rich countries, top income-tax rates of 90% and a World Sovereign Fund to redistribute wealth to the Global South — has reignited one of the oldest debates in economics: ...
As we celebrate Father’s Day, we still face sobering evidence about how a lack of male role models can derail a child’s outcome. This is particularly acute for young males, aka “future fathers.” The data is grim. Children in father-absent homes have greater risk for poverty, behavioral ...
I swam in the beautiful bay water three times that day. Salt on skin does wonders. Six of us had a sundown dinner on the roof, with a homemade almond cake a la creme and fruit for dessert, a ferry and lighthouse in the distance. Everyone around the table at the house party was a true-blue ...
The Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776, embraces two value sets. The first is natural rights, and the second is limited government. After 250 years, neither value has survived, and the opposite of each currently prevails in America. Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration in three ...
To the editor: The juxtaposition of two stories in a recent issue of the paper was noticeable. One story told of Langston Hughes’ experience as a young Black boy in Lawrence, and the other told of the Kansas Legislature’s drive to expunge DEI-CRT from state-funded universities, the focus ...