By now, everyone knows about Luigi Mangione and Brian Thompson. Thompson was the CEO of a major insurance company who was assassinated by Mangione while in New York attending a conference. The … more

 Last week, I said I would talk about what the Democrats could have done differently and why things may have turned out the way they did. The short answer, of course, is that a majority of … more

I am writing this column more than two days before the election, yet you will be reading it two days after. I don’t know what will happen - at this point it looks like it could go either way - … more

(Oct. 28, 2024) - On the north bank of the Nolichucky River in Telford, Tennessee, sits Plum Grove. Between 1796 and 1801, the property served as the home of Tennessee’s first governor and … more

 (Sept. 16, 2024) - Across our country, more than 3 million female high school and college athletes compete, practice, and train every day to achieve athletic success. For many of these … more

Between the ages of 19 and 21, I served in two French-speaking congregations - the first in West Palm Beach and the second in Brooklyn. This was 1987 to 1989, when a wave of Haitian immigrants came … more

I am going to say something that might shock you. I don’t care much for Donald Trump. I think he is a self-centered authoritarian who cares nothing for the country, the Constitution, … more

Since 1998—the last year Congress passed a major law to reform the tech industry and protect children in the virtual space—a lot has changed. In the last 26 years, more than 100 … more