It would be hard to find a more insulting offer than to exchange money for your vote. That's exactly what President Donald Trump did in announcing that if voters keep Republicans in power come the midterms, he'll send every adult citizen a $5,000 check. Now, one would not put money on that ...
The perfect metaphor to characterize the UN General Assembly delegates who walked out before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke is this: "There are none so blind as those who will not see." You can't make people understand the truth if they choose to ignore it. The problem with ...
Today, with just over five weeks to go before the midterm elections, I want to point out a critical distinction that's not being picked up in the media — between people who voted for Trump in 2024 but do not identify as part of the MAGA movement and people who voted for Trump in 2024 and ...
Some noise has been made lately about the imminent redundancy of the job of physician, thanks to the ascendancy of artificial intelligence (AI) medical technology. The latest volley in the discussion comes via a JAMA essay, terrifyingly titled, "Will Autonomous AI Exceed AI-Aided Physicians ...
Last week, America watched as Sen. Mitch McConnell was wheeled onto the Senate floor after being absent for nearly three months following his June 14 hospitalization. Whether or not McConnell is fit to do his job is debatable. What isn't debatable is that he had access to excellent healthcare ...
From the clutter of midterm election poll results, it's possible sometimes to see new patterns of political support emerging. The overall pattern, as it stands, makes some sense. As in the 2006 and 2018 off-year cycles, the Republican president's job approval had sagged to well below 50%. ...
