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Supreme Court Appears To Lean Toward Expanding Gun Rights
The newly conservative court is considering a case that would overturn a New York state law that limits the carrying of concealed weapons outside of the home
In Blow to “Defund” Movement, Minneapolis Residents Vote Against Replacing the City’s Police Department
Despite widespread criticism of their police department and its conduct, voters in Minneapolis have decided they do not want a new model of public safety implemented in their city. During Tuesday’s city elections, voters’ ballots included a question asking them if they want to replace the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) with a new department of…
My Son Knows Exactly How He’ll Mark the Occasion of Getting His COVID-19 Vaccine
My son’s unruly mane is as old as the pandemic. Cascading to the middle of his back, each dark brown wave marks the seasons that have passed since COVID-19 took hold of the world. His tangles mirror the turmoil all around, and no longer matches the neat trim on his twin brother. He refused to…
Here Are the Criminal Charges Kyle Rittenhouse Faces
Rittenhouse shot three men, killing two of them, during a police brutality protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin last year
Benjamin Franklin’s Writing About Losing His Son to Smallpox Is a Must-Read for Parents Weighing COVID-19 Vaccines Today
Parents of elementary school children received great news last week; the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children 5-11 years old. Once the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention signs off, kids may be able to start getting vaccinated as soon as next week with a…
Why the Gun Rights Case Before the Supreme Court Matters So Much
The U.S. Supreme Court will take up the biggest gun rights case in more than a decade, which could give new strength to the Second Amendment
The Child Tax Credit Was a Lifeline to My Special-Needs Sons. Congress Must Extend It.
The pandemic has brought to light a harsh reality that many who have endured poverty, especially with children, already knew: our current systems fail those who find themselves in difficult economic circumstances. People fall through the cracks, and families with children are often hit the hardest. On July 15 of this year, a miracle occurred…
The Supreme Court May Rule Against Texas in Abortion Cases. But Roe v. Wade Still Isn’t Safe
Just 10 days ago, the Supreme Court decided to fast-track its consideration of Texas’s unprecedented abortion law, SB8, which bans most abortions in Texas after six weeks, and gives private citizens the power to enforce that ban through civil lawsuits accompanied by the prospect of sizable damages. The Supreme Court rarely allows a case to…
9,000 New York City Workers on Unpaid Leave as COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Takes Effect
About 12,000 workers have applied for religious or medical exemptions to the vaccination mandate
The Disempowering Experience of Flying as a Disabled Person
I am the youngest daughter of a man who paid his way through college working 50 hours a week, replacing sleep with sheer grit. He raised six kids and still woke before dawn for his morning prayer walk. He’s tough and intentional and has a strong sense of personal responsibility. Our conversations on anything from…
Criminal Contempt Is the Appropriate Solution for Dealing With Steve Bannon
The U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to hold Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress. Bannon earned that distinction when he refused to comply with a congressional subpoena to provide testimony to a select committee investigating the events surrounding the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol. Congress has no authority to prosecute anyone for anything.…
Dad Bod FTW, Amirite? Merriam-Webster Dictionary Adds Hundreds of New Words
(SPRINGFIELD, Mass.) — Dad bod, amirite, TBH and FTW are now dictionary-appropriate. Merriam-Webster has added 455 new words to its venerable dictionary, including a number of abbreviations and slang terms that have become ubiquitous on social media. “Just as the language never stops evolving, the dictionary never stops expanding,” the nearly 200-year-old Springfield, Massachusetts-based company…