With Election Day just around the corner, we are all being inundated with campaign messaging, either through direct communication like text messages and emails or through advertising. It's nothing unusual. In fact, it's so common that most of us probably barely give it much thought (although ...

During the summer, I drove with my family across a few states for a family church event. A sign I saw gave me hope: "No Kings on Sovereign Land." We often have political discussions in our family, with the passion of others who have fought hard for women's rights and voting It is ever more ...

"We will always protect Social Security, Medicare!" says President Donald Trump. That would be nice. But when I look at these programs' balance sheets, I don't see how he's protected anything. Both Social Security and Medicare are on track to run out of money. Politicians mostly ignore ...

My friend Kristie went out on a girl’s night and took a picture of her group hanging out with Elvis. The photo was a blurry, so she—cue in unnerving music here–asked AI to enhance the picture. A few seconds later PRESTO! She and her friends had all become Asian women, including Elvis! ...

PITTSBURGH -- In April 1894, a ragged column of unemployed men attempted to come through Pittsburgh on the way to Washington. They called themselves Coxey's Army. It was a protest march of jobless workers led by Jacob Coxey, an Ohio businessman, and they were marching on the Capitol. The ...

Latin American democracy is being put to the test in Brazil and Venezuela. At stake is whether the left-wing government in either country can countenance the idea of legitimate opposition. The day after losing Brazil's presidential election, Senator Flavio Bolsonaro had his personal ...