In life people face many moral dilemmas. The challenge of making choices when different values are in competition is not easy. It…
āMy conscience leaves me no other choice,ā the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. declared while condemning the Vietnam War on April 4,…
If you ask most people my age about Rwanda the only thing they remember is the 1994 genocide. The United Nations reports…
Have you ever spoken with a parent of black boys about the struggle and fear of keeping them safe? There are several…
The ability to solve complex problems is a sign of maturity, intelligence, and some would argue what separates humans from other species.…
The third Monday of January is celebrated as a national holiday to honor the memory of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King…
Kevin McCarthyās pursuit of power put him into quite a predicament. He was willing to give up anything in concessions to pick…
Critical thinking distinguishes from dogma and propaganda
If the US does not reverse course on the anti-science trajectory, then the public will continue to suffer the consequences of unmanaged pandemics
How many years will it be before they tell society that there was no such thing as a lightning bug, that it was never safe to swim in the ocean, or that blue skies were a metaphor?
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