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Trump’s insecurities imperil the U.S.

So far details of a settlement of the Greenland affair are scant to non-existent. Hours after his blistering speech attacking western European democracies and the global balance of law, President Trump announced a "framework of a future deal" for the "piece of ice," his own labeling of ...

OP-ED: Grown men cry

I come from a family where grown men cry. My dad cried at the drop of a hat. Don’t get me wrong, it was not in a melodramatic way. It was that quiet, involuntary welling up that happens when a TV ad lands perfectly. You know, like when a soldier returning from war surprises his kid at school, ...

Hold on tight, 2026 may get rocky

President Trump and Republicans are in a world of hurt politically. If the times were normal, the congressional elections this November would warrant an easy call: the House is going to flip, from a slim Republican majority to the Democrats being comfortably in charge. There are a number of ...

Sharing success stories

Q. I noticed that most of your columns deal with problems teens bring to you. I thought it might be refreshing and bring you a smile to know I’m doing very well. I just finished my fifth college semester. I have a healthy relationship (you taught me to hold out for that), I get along with my ...

Trump’s sad dismissal of democracy

Of all the words President Trump spoke following the raid that brought Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro to a U.S. courthouse to face drug-running and other federal charges, the most important was the one word he failed to utter: democracy. "The future of Venezuela must be determined by the ...

Finding moderation online

Q. You might think this isn’t from a teen, but I really am 16. And my mom didn’t tell me to ask you! I think I’m spending too much time online. I feel like it’s a rabbit hole I sink into, going from one You Tube video to Tik Tok to another You Tube video to Insta and then I start all ...