In 1957, the United States had its “Sputnik moment.”

As the Soviet Sputnik satellite orbited the Earth, Americans became fearful that we were falling behind technologically. The response was a massive prioritization of science, technology, engineering, and math—or what became known as “STEM” education.

Today, America needs another ...Read more

On a recent morning inside San Quentin prison, Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman and more than a dozen other prosecutors crowded into a high-ceilinged meeting hall surrounded by killers, rapists and other serious offenders.

Name the crime, one of these guys has probably done it.

"It's not every day that you're in a room of 100 ...Read more

Retired NBA center Jason Collins, the first out gay man to play in one of the four major North American leagues, is finally married. His ceremony was in late May, a few yards away from the Lake Austin shore in Texas.

He and film producer Brunson Green have basically been together since Collins made history back in 2014. However, now that the ...Read more

Anti-Trump resistance has sunk to a new low.

An employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency is accused of attempting to share classified material with a foreign government out of frustration with President Donald Trump, the Department of Justice said last week.

As Politico reported, Nathan Vilas Laatsch, who worked in IT for the military ...Read more

Americans still feel betrayed by Democrats’ refusal to hold a primary when their nominee was clearly in declining health. Yet it would be a mistake to attribute the party’s current political irrelevance and obscurity to one problematic election.

The only cure is a full-throated and wholehearted confession, and it’s a prerequisite ...Read more

Russian President Vladimir Putin did something odd on May 24: He launched 367 drones and missiles against a number of Ukrainian cities, including Kyiv. At least 12 people were killed, including children, and dozens were injured.

I’m calling this odd—hold that thought for a moment—but there’s nothing unusual about it. The only person who...Read more

Before members of Congress vote on the budget package that President Donald Trump is about to send them, they might consider watching the adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s “Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light,” which recently concluded on PBS’ Masterpiece.

In the final episodes, Henry VIII (Damian Lewis), pissed (per usual) that things are ...Read more

Feeling like a medieval messenger, Abraham Verghese said, the distinguished physician and writer had “slipped into the besieged community” of Harvard University Thursday to deliver the school’s commencement address.

Any other year, such a metaphor would have been absurd. Even a year ago at Harvard, the very notion of community was ...Read more

It's not easy being a Democrat in these Trumpian times, as each day brings fresh tales of conquest and pillage.

Still, despite all that, 4,000 stiff-upper-lipped partisans showed up in Anaheim, California, over the weekend, seeking solace, inspiration and a winning way forward.

As mouse-eared pilgrims plied the sidewalks outside, the party ...Read more

This is a season of anxiety for international students in the U.S., who find themselves demonized by the Trump administration as it devises new ways to limit their numbers.

The latest tactic came in a diplomatic cable from Secretary of State Marco Rubio to U.S. embassies and consulates abroad, ordering a halt to the student visa interviews ...Read more

In 1925, 25,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan marched down Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. Never before had so many men in white sheets descended on the nation’s capital, their “invisible empire” becoming visible. The Klan’s far-flung ranks are estimated to have numbered 4 million.

Fourteen years later, a pro-Nazi rally at New York’s...Read more

The McDonald’s hot coffee case in 1994 is the most famous runaway jury verdict in United States history. A woman ordered hot coffee and was awarded $2.9 million when McDonald’s gave her exactly what she ordered: hot coffee.

That verdict spawned a national discussion about our judicial system, and it became a lightning rod for tort reform. ...Read more

They called it paradise. The place to be. A mountain realm like no other.

A place where the spectacular Teton range rises 6,000 feet above the valley floor, offering one of the most distinct and dramatic mountain fronts in the world.

Below the striking peaks, the mighty Snake River meanders through a sagebrush valley dotted with aspen and pine...Read more

During his recent trip to the Middle East, President Donald Trump made the surprise announcement that he would lift sanctions against Syria “in order to give them a chance at greatness.”

This news was received with enthusiasm across the region, since the wide-ranging sanctions make it nearly impossible to attract the investment and aid ...Read more

When the U.S. Senate considers five Floridians who are up for federal judgeships, three of them should be forced to answer a familiar Washington question: What did you know and when did you know it?

Ed Artau and Jordan Pratt are Florida appellate judges who recently wrote opinions sure to please President Donald Trump, who announced their ...Read more

When you’re in Washington, D.C., surrounded by fellow members of Congress, it’s probably easy to distance yourself from the human cost of your actions back home. So when the vote comes on a bill that will slash America’s largest anti-hunger program, you say yes.

In another era, it would have been a complete non-starter to go after a ...Read more

As the latest deadline for TikTok to be sold or banned in the U.S. approaches, we’ll find out this month whether the app will continue to be a fixture on American phones or not.

A decline in fashion fads conceived by TikTok creators, (think “cowboy core,” “office siren,” and “coastal grandma”) means consumers and retailers won’t...Read more

In a lengthy ruling last week, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon of D.C. knocked down President Donald Trump’s efforts to punish the law firm WilmerHale by stripping its lawyers of security clearances and attempting to prevent government contractors from working with it, part of a broader strategy to target the legal sector.

Leon channeled the...Read more