Weekend events have made the world a riskier place to live. Whether it’s the sudden death of Iran’s president, Trump floating the idea of staying in office for 3 terms if he wins, Russia’s aggressive gains in the Ukraine or the scorching heat wave impacting all corners of the planet, it’s clear the political and climate dangers are steering a new trajectory...

Whether it can be explained by Newton’s third law: For every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction, or basic parenting psychology: Tell a child not to do something and they’ll end up doing it, human nature reacts to restrictions with the opposite intended reaction. For example, the intention of state GOP legislatures to ban abortion is to eradicate...

A common complaint these days is that many of us feel the country is going backwards. Not because of inflation or the economy but because of recent Supreme Court rulings, GOP-led states passing laws and policies that are diminishing, if not outright erasing, the rights of women, the LGBTQ and people of color. Case in point: there’s always been a gender...

Well, it’s happened. We, as a society, have become numb to gun violence. Whether it’s a mass shooting at a mall, a school, a state fair, a church service or a concert, among too many other venues, we’ve sadly normalized the notion that gun violence is a possibility, no, a likelihood, whenever we go out in public. Now, a just-released survey on new...

In biblical times, lepers were the outcasts of society and given no respect or rights. Pretty much like how we treat today’s homeless. Many, if not all, homeless people are denied the right to vote because they don’t have an address. However, in one European country the homeless are fighting back; Ironically, while the GOP touts how Trump leads Biden...

Artificial Intelligence has more than its fair share of doomsayers and critics. Yet, history shows as society learns how to use new technology, recognize its benefits, along with, its pitfalls, we adapt and learn. That’s why a new study about how algorithms can actually help us be a better people flies in the face of today’s criticisms; NATO countries...