I am no constitutional scholar, but the deadly insurrection against Congress for doing its constitutional duty and subsequent fallout proves that even the president of the United States didn’t understand the constitutional process by which he was elected (and then sent packing). read more >
While the deadly viral pandemic is far more serious than a cartoon, the social and economic impact of COVID-19 has indeed reduced many norms to mere fragments: smithereens! read more >
Arkansas’ proposed hate crimes law would add 20% more jail time or fines for crimes committed against someone based on factors such as the victim’s race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity. read more >
If this is the very best the Republican Party has to offer, it’s time for a new conservative party. read more >
The latest COVID-19 relief package includes some notable components for health care providers. read more >
President Donald Trump did what neither Adolf Hitler nor the empire of Japan could do: He turned Americans against their own system of government. read more >
I never imagined that I would experience a bigger news story than 9/11, which killed 2,977 Americans in a single day. But COVID-19, a disease few of us had heard of at this time last year, has killed 100 times as many in less than a year, and sometimes more on a single day. read more >
We’ve seen a lot of true grit this year, from front-line health care workers, parents trying to juggle working from home and teachers learning to teach online. read more >
At a time when political polarization is so intense that the president of the United States can raise hundreds of millions of dollars from the fact that he lost his reelection bid by 7 million votes, only one thing seems to have near-unanimous support regardless of political affiliation: regulating Facebook. read more >
People promoted into these situations can sometimes respond with Grinch-like emotions when they are expected to magically translate technical skills into top-notch people skills. read more >
The Federal Communications Commission announced last week that it’s spending $424.2 million to bring broadband service to all 75 Arkansas counties. read more >
Dr. Soliman hasn’t exactly denied the allegations against him. Instead, his defense seems to be that his behavior has been unfairly mischaracterized. read more >
Global disruption — say, for example, a pandemic — has a way of reordering the world. read more >
With apologies to author Piper Kerman, the Netflix comedy-drama’s title sums up this year’s holiday retail experience. read more >
It’s a perfect story: Hardworking young man full of energy and ideas finds unlikely success, only to be knocked down by the establishment that feels threatened by a new generation of talent. Maybe a little too perfect. read more >
A “COVID Generation” — portending reduced achievement and growing inequities — will define the period between now and the mid-2030s. Policy leaders must confront this generational reality in guiding strategic education policy. read more >
One thing that we like about business people is that they tend to be realists, people immune, or at least resistant, to magical thinking. read more >
Let another pesky woman editor encourage you to embrace the spirit of Thanksgiving this year as never before, even as we must limit the traditional togetherness — a small sacrifice by historic standards. read more >
As a component of the CARES Act, the Federal Reserve established the Main Street Lending Program to provide up to $600 billion in financing to businesses and nonprofit organizations negatively impacted by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Locally owned businesses don’t have the pleasure of relying on corporate assistance, a human resources department or a flashy advertising campaign to keep their doors open. read more >
