Free Kellyanne Conway from misguided law professors!
While Kellyanne Conway has many notable achievements to her credit, she may go down in history for inventing the term "alternative facts" — a euphemism for some of the Trump...
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What’s driving Cuba normalizing ties with the U.S. from the Cuba side?
WASHINGTON — For the Obama administration, the motivation to normalize relations with Cuba is clear. The embargo against Cuba is increasingly unpopular, even in parts of the Cuban-American community that...
Jeb Bush wants to be a different kind of presidential candidate
Jeb Bush announced last weekend that he is releasing 250,000 emails from his two terms as Florida's governor. North Korean hackers may be dismayed that he beat them to it,...
Did Bush know about the CIA’s techniques?
Of all the shocks and revelations in the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on CIA torture, one seems very strange and unlikely: that the agency misinformed the White House and didn't...
Actually, blacks do care about black crime
In cities across the country, crowds are protesting police violence against unarmed black men. Demonstrators want justice, not just for Michael Brown, but for Eric Garner, John Crawford and Tamir...
Why a Republican-controlled Congress likely won’t be any less dysfunctional
We've known since it entered power that the House Republican majority — or at least a substantial portion of it — is utterly averse to compromise. And — as evidenced...
The art of the fade away
The once-ubiquitous but tragically underappreciated fade-out in music appears to be near its end. And like a classic example of itself, the decline has been long, gradual, and barely noticed....
Compared to cars, electric buses could accelerate pollution reduction, fuel savings
Forget about Tesla and its futuristic new Gigafactory. When it comes to using electricity for transportation, the real action may lie in the polar opposite of the fancy sports car....
You’re doing it wrong: quinoa
NEW YORK — Quinoa has been described as a "superfood," "miracle grain," "powerhouse seed." I never really got what all the fuss was about, honestly. I mean, yeah, sure, it's...
Helmets won’t protect your kids from concussions
COLD SPRING, N.Y. — When I was a kid, helmets were for motorcyclists. Now I see children wearing helmets when they're scooting down sidewalks, skating, skiing, sledding and playing soccer....