Today is Tuesday, November 3. That should ring a bell, especially if you receive land mail, spend time online, watch TV, listen to the radio or are plugged into the world in any way at all. Today is Election Day. It’s the day candidates have anticipated with an emotional mix of hope, dread, ...

It's easy to forget that Americans are voting in a year that marks the 250th anniversary of the nation's Declaration of Independence. You don't hear much about the declaration in the campaign rhetoric, and most people would bristle at the notion that the sublime message of the founding document ...

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 ...

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! ...

"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 the ...