I have been a keen observer of our social and political dynamics for many years, even before I began writing a weekly column 23 years ago. My curiosity about these issues ignited 40 years ago, as I ...

Is there anything scarier than thinking everything is fine and then suddenly learning that it absolutely is not?

CBS News anchor Tony Dokoupil has found himself in hot water for asking questions of Ta-Nehisi Coates that were not cleared ...

Vice President Kamala Harris’ new plan for Medicare to cover the costs of in-home care for seniors will cost tens of billions ...

CBS News is in disarray, facing multiple controversies irking everyone from former President Trump and his supporters to ...

The politics of our age is a conspiracy-addled mess, writes columnist Pat Beall, and in the chaos of an emergency, the ...

They have established a campus culture of bureaucratic censorship.

A metastasizing war inspires uncertainty, anxiety and ambivalence as we await the new year and the blowing of the shofar.

Extreme weather (climate change) ranked No. 1. The next three are changes to Earth systems, biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse, and natural resource shortages, in that order. All are considered ...

October 7 marks one year since Israel and the United States launched the genocide of the Palestinian people in Gaza, as the ...

In the dark days after the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel and the ensuing military assault on Gaza, some dared hope the ...

Militants in Gaza, Yemen and Lebanon targeted Tel Aviv with rockets and missiles on the anniversary of the Hamas attack on ...