In The Shawshank Redemption, Andy Dufresne hides a rock hammer inside a hollowed-out Bible. In Everett, Washington, school officials decided the Bible itself was the contraband. On Oct. 13, the Everett Public Schools board approved a settlement with LifeWise Academy, a privately funded, off-campus Bible program. The district agreed to pay $275,000 in attorney’s fees, […]
We have made coexistence sound far more complicated than it needs to be. We organize panels about it, argue over who qualifies to speak about it, and ask people to defend their decision to reach across a religious or cultural divide. Meanwhile, a Muslim baker learned to make babka from a Jewish woman and sent […]
Once a member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, former Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer claimed to support American workers and organized labor. This was part of the Republican effort to try to build bridges to organized labor, and appeal to working people. But unfortunately, as soon as she left her post at the Department of Labor, […]
University of Michigan students offered over a dozen different definitions of socialism, reflecting a national confusion highlighted by Gallup polling.
Two kinds of people are rioting these days in the City of Light — Parisians and parasites. The Parisians are high school kids frustrated that there’s no money in the budget to upgrade their crumbling schools. The parasites are a toxic mix of leftists, Palestinian sympathizers, and so-called anti-fascists attaching themselves to the legitimate protesters […]
Peter King is one of America’s finest sportswriters. His passion for pro football, which was exemplified in his long-running Sports Illustrated column, “Monday Morning Quarterback,” and bestselling books such as Inside the Helmet, makes him a must-read for fans near and far. His stories about the NFL’s players, teams, owners, and personalities are vivid, descriptive, […]
The American artist Edward Hopper (1882-1967) was the strong, silent type. He considered himself a hermit and a loner. But he had a strong, not-so-silent wife who called him a blue-eyed Viking and sometimes a monster. His wife, the former Josephine Nivison (known as “Jo”), kept a diary for more than 35 years, recording most […]
Emily Wilson is a woman of twists and turns. The University of Pennsylvania classicist is perhaps most famous for being the first woman to publish an English translation of Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, made even more famous by Director Christopher Nolan when he said it inspired his recent blockbuster adaptation. Now, though, Wilson is […]
Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) will have served 30 years when he retires from the Senate this January, taking with him three decades of institutional knowledge and at least a little accumulated wisdom. The next generation of Senate Democrats should heed his valedictory warnings as he retires, but they probably will not, especially if the […]
The Supreme Court is already confronting President Trump’s agenda this term, but a lot more is still coming. The administration is petitioning the justices to take up 13 additional cases, The Hill’s analysis of the court’s docket shows. Unlike lower courts, the justices choose which cases they hear. They’re still taking up cases for...
