The Trump administration is playing fast and loose with the global friendships the United States has created and maintained for decades. What will be the effect of the U.S. losing those friends? Does the U.S. need friends anyway?
Anne Enright’s book The Wren, The Wren is a tale of modern Ireland’s evolution from a country under the heavy thumb of the Catholic church to its current secular culture. She tells the story through the lives of a loving dysfunctional family.
When is the best time to start engaging with the next following election? And a related question, when is the best time to try and convince someone to vote for your side?
The 2024 presidential election creates a scary picture of the future of DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) for US democracy. We can speculate about what’s coming, but first the MAGA movement has to rebrand itself to something less scary.
West Virginia is losing its youth and becoming a state of older people. Our state, though, is actively trying to keep people out who could help reverse the outflow.
Claims made using superlative language can be convincing to some, while to others they are the mark of the snake oil salesman. It’s the old story of don’t believe what you know, believe what I say.