“Oh say, can you see….”? As the United States stands on the precipice of our historic 250th anniversary, two starkly divergent visions of the American soul recently were put on display. One bullied its way onto TV with the commercialized chaos of a UFC carnival sideshow on the White ...

Not long ago, new kinds of jobs appeared: app-based gig work. They include jobs like dog walking on Rover, Taskrabbit work, DoorDash food delivery, Uber and Lyft driving ... Lots of people like gig work. It's flexible. You work when you want to work. But "workers' rights" activists and ...

LUZERNE COUNTY, Pennsylvania -- Over the Flag Day weekend in Pennsylvania, crowds gathered, and communities were formed in the most unlikely of places, under viaducts, along gravel-filled tracks and at the base of some impressive Appalachian mountains, all just to watch as Union Pacific's Big ...

MS NOW commentator Ali Velshi was not alone in complaining that women are "underrepresented" in Congress. It is true that women account for 51% of the U.S. population but only 29% of the House members. To which I say, "So what." Basing the notion of fair representation on racial, gender ...

As many as 280 million Americans may hit the road or take to the skies this summer travel season. The cost for seeking new experiences or a break from routine is about $2,000 per person per week for domestic travel, on average. Knowing 80% of the nation is going somewhere and spending big ...

For some years I worked for a small-town weekly newspaper. The paper may not have been as important as the New York Times, but my desk was magnificent. You think the one in the oval office is nice? You should have seen mine. Never in my life before or since have I had such an important-looking ...