Opinions

Climate change is often framed as a vast and complex global challenge, requiring international negotiations in faraway places. While this framing has truth, it can obscure an important reality — namely that the negative impacts of climate change are also... Read More

In April 2022, Egypt and the United States celebrated a century of diplomatic relations, a landmark achievement highlighting the power of cooperation and diplomacy amidst global conflict and economic disruption. The repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in... Read More

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently headed to Michigan for a few speaking engagements that informally confirmed his intention to run for president in 2024. The governor of the once-swing-now-red Florida brings a stark contrast to Michigan’s Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer... Read More

I remember looking through old photo albums with my mother once and seeing pictures of her when she was just a kid, before my sister, brothers and I were born, and thinking, “Who is this woman so full of bright... Read More

While the United States and our allies continue to provide military assets to the Ukrainian people in support of their Herculean effort to push back on Russian aggression, a different kind of partnership — and perhaps an even more powerful... Read More

The COVID-19 public health emergency declaration has been a tremendous step forward for creating a more equitable public health system. In addition to expanding Medicaid coverage to an estimated 93 million people — and thus reducing the number of uninsured... Read More

In an alternate universe, the new crop of privacy laws in Iowa, Indiana and Tennessee could have been cause for celebration, marking a growing number of consumers around the country enjoying strong new protections over their personal data. In reality,... Read More

As we celebrate diversity during the month of April, now more than ever, Americans should look to apprenticeships to provide pathways to the middle class, to good-paying, technical jobs, and as a means to supplement or replace traditional four-year, post-secondary... Read More

Over the past two decades, China has become the creditor and trade partner of choice to the continent by partnering with African countries to fund the basic needs of a growing population. This is clear in the volume of agricultural... Read More

College students are stepping into the best years of their lives with a massive pit in their stomachs. In fact, their anxiety is worse than ever. They don’t know where to turn for help.  They aren’t sure if they even deserve... Read More

All storms have one thing in common: They leave destruction in their wake. The nation is bracing itself for a Category 5 education storm looming on the horizon — the proposed California Mathematics Framework. This framework provides guidance for the... Read More

Thirteen years after its passage, one of the Affordable Care Act’s most popular provisions, which guaranteed preventive care services without consumer cost-sharing, has been struck down by a judge in Texas. If upheld, the decision in Braidwood Management Inc. v. Becerra could... Read More

When consumers buy a hat that says "one size fits all," it doesn’t mean that it will actually fit everyone the way it is supposed to. Fortunately, consumers looking to buy a hat are not stuck with that one-size-fits-all option,... Read More

On Thursday, March 30, 2023 — "a date which will live in infamy," to borrow a phrase from President Franklin D. Roosevelt — millions of Americans’ lives were put at risk by 57-year-old Judge Reed O’Connor of the U.S. District... Read More

Since the enactment of the Medicare and Medicaid Act in 1965, rising health care costs have made it difficult for Americans to afford necessary medical care, leaving many without access to crucial services. However, various programs, such as employer-sponsored insurance,... Read More

Political leaders often talk about the importance of enhancing U.S. manufacturing. “Made in America” is a common campaign mantra that can always excite a crowd. As an American manufacturer, I have dedicated my career to producing critical aerospace components for... Read More

The overwhelming evidence and consensus among global health organizations is that gender-affirming care saves lives. Yet many transgender, nonbinary and gender non-conforming people lack access to the care they need. Some must wait up to a year to talk to... Read More

In June 2022 the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that provided the sought after political fodder to catapult fundraising efforts heading into the 2022 midterm election cycle. In the June opinion, the court overruled two cases from 1973 and... Read More

Did you know that the United States government is the world's biggest spender? As we transition to a clean economy, federal agencies should be leveraging their enormous purchasing power to advance our national goals, like cutting climate pollution, bolstering the... Read More

Reportedly it was President Harry Truman who said, “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.”  But what happens when our furry friends grow old and suffer from arthritis, as happens to about 20% of canines? Current arthritis... Read More

As a volunteer, I recently outlined the steps of transitioning off federal welfare assistance to a pair of families who had been hired as full-time employees. What has become a common reaction, concerned about losing welfare benefits, they did not... Read More

Higher education’s efforts to act globally are often judged by the successes of their study abroad programs. The number of students they accept from, or send to, other countries is often over-relied upon as the quality measure of institutions’ efforts... Read More

Make no mistake, a global war for talent is underway. Unfortunately, America is losing. Other countries are well-aware of these competitive sweepstakes and are modernizing their immigration pathways to attract the best and the brightest from around the world. Just... Read More

Before the 118th Congress had even been sworn into office, a feeling of skepticism about operating under a divided government washed over Washington. While legislating with each party in control of one chamber is not easy, and partisan squabbles can... Read More

With over 1 billion active monthly users — including 80 million in the U.S. — TikTok has quickly taken the world by storm as one of the fastest growing apps in history, with no sign of slowing down.  But lurking behind the... Read More

As lawmakers and security experts wrestle with questions about how to deal with unmanned and unidentified aerial objects in our skies, government officials should consider all tools to address these U.S. airspace challenges. Emerging technologies such as quantum computing could... Read More

Over the next decade to slow the pace of climate change it is imperative that we transition towards a better mix of energy sources and speed the adoption of renewable power sources like wind and solar.  Fortunately, the Biden administration... Read More

Tens of thousands of University of California employees held out for higher pay and better working conditions after 48,000 teaching assistants, postdocs, researchers and graders went on strike — the largest in the history of higher education. While the UC... Read More

The word "vend" means "to sell" but also "to utter publicly." Vending machines offer remarkable insights into the near-term priorities and preferences of not just consumers but a citizenry. Our first encounters with vending machines were beasts dispensing cigarettes in... Read More

After nearly five years into the effort to secure approval for the Willow Project in Alaska, America’s blue-collar workers are ready to get to work. Despite the controversy and fearmongering, developing our own domestic energy with strong environmental safeguards is... Read More