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People Can Change -- and That's a Good Thing Apr. 25, 2025
Do you know Lester Young? No, not the jazz saxophone player — the convicted murderer. His stor... Read More
The Left Hates That We Now Have Responsible Leadership Feb. 19, 2025
The left is screaming that President Donald Trump is on some kind of ideological crusade. Some recen... Read More
What Moved Us From the Land of Plenty to Unease? Nov. 05, 2024
During a visit to one of our supermarkets, a French friend looked over a long shelf of apples. Seein... Read More
Americans Are Leaving Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Chicago and Philadelphia Mar. 20, 2024
There is one competition where Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Philadelphia are not beating other... Read More
If You Have a Lot To Teach, You Probably Also Have a Lot To Learn Jan. 26, 2024
An intern is working with me for the spring semester. This is new for my department as the opinion e... Read More
The Man Saving Childhood Joy Jan. 04, 2024
Kids running around, playing games, staying out till the streetlights come on! That was Charles Brew... Read More
The Worst Free-Range Parenting Stories of 2023 Dec. 21, 2023
Roll your eyes, shake your head, scream "That stinks!" and go to bed. Or, if you prefer, read on: ... Read More
The Year Christmas Morning Got Quiet Dec. 15, 2023
We lay there staring at the ceiling. Something was off. It was quiet. No squeals. No patter of excit... Read More
When Your Child's Doctor is Working Against You Dec. 14, 2023
Maya Kowalski was admitted to Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital in 2016. She was 10 and in extre... Read More
Remember Who Christmas Traditions Are Really For: The Kids Dec. 08, 2023
As a single mom, I've spent Christmas alone while my daughter visited with her father's family for t... Read More
Set 'Em and Forget 'Em: Resolutions for 2024 Dec. 07, 2023
Readers: Right about now, you may be feeling bad about the resolutions you can already imagine your... Read More
Trying to Keep Horrible Crimes in Perspective Oct. 05, 2023
Stunned joy is what most of us felt when we learned that Charlotte Sena, the 9-year-old abducted whi... Read More
Hey, Republicans: Don't Forget About Growth and Prosperity Sep. 26, 2023
House Republicans are in another titanic battle with President Joe Biden on how to balance the budge... Read More
Why Parents Must Help Kids Navigate the Online Gaming World Sep. 15, 2023
When I was a kid, video games had two options: play with a friend on a console or try to beat the co... Read More
Should She Have Helicoptered? Sep. 14, 2023
On top of everything else that is vexing about parenting, there's this: You will never know if you'r... Read More
Kids Don't Have to be This Anxious Sep. 07, 2023
What if one of the big reasons kids are so anxious is simply this: They're micromanaged by adults? A... Read More
The Questions of Freedom Sep. 03, 2023
My son apologized for not being part of the planning committee in his first-grade class. During the ... Read More
The Lawyer on the Playground Aug. 31, 2023
"Welcome! Play Safe" reads the sign at a Fairfax County Public School playground in Virginia just ou... Read More
Dead on Arrival Aug. 30, 2023
Maternal deaths during pregnancy or in the year after childbirth are on average 10 times higher in t... Read More
