Two recent federal court opinions make a powerful argument that voter ID laws were designed less to minimize fraud than to achieve political ends, the columnist says
There is value to annual, independent exams in grades 3 through 8, he says.
Her middle-of-the-night missive calls attention to what Ginsburg likely sees as a grave injustice, the law professor says.
Opponents are driven by the unfathomable assessment that America’s responsibilities as a global citizen outweigh its commitment to U.S. citizens, the columnist says.
Need a list of whom to blame about Ebola? Here’s one, says the columnist.
The state lawmaker supports reform measures but says the fund is vital for landing new jobs.
A nation reborn after 30 years of brutal civil and political unrest now must build again, with the world’s help.
The CDC used to be an agency we had faith in, but Ebola has changed that, the columnist says.
Failure to deal with immigration is coming back to bite Dems, the columnist says.
By investing in public education, we invest in the future of 5 million Texas schoolchildren, they say.
Catherine Blizzard: I reluctantly gave up my phone and within a matter of days, my perspective had changed completely.
For every officer in a student organization that is genuinely dedicated to the cause, there are two more just looking for another extracurricular activity to tack on to a resume.
Barbara B. Johnson: Discussion on the meaning of life could and does go on and on with much vigor, but alas no conclusion. No one knows. That is the only real truth.
Frank Matthews: It isn’t every day (or for that matter, every century) that you see a Pope literally take on the hierarchy of his church. As one of the millions of “practicing, but shouldn’t be” Catholics, I am cheering him on.
Peter Evett: There is an opportunity cost to all testing. All of the time spent testing, regardless of its value as a tool for student learning, could have been spent in instruction.
Historian and award-winning author discusses nation’s challenge of affordable higher ed
Working in golden years, on the whole, is good for the economy, the columnist says.
Desperate Dems are in deep denial over the unpopularity of their president, columnist says
Many other factors affect genius, sayDavid Z. Hambrick, Fernanda Ferreira and John M. Henderson
A chemist says no chemical is 100-percent safe, but our fear of chemicals needs to be tempered
Slate's Voorhees documents the events from Sept. 20, when Thomas Eric Duncan arrived in Dallas, to Oct. 16, when two nurses who contracted Ebola treated him were transferred to facilities elsewhere.
The CDC has taken a smug, clinical tone in dealing with the outbreak in Dallas, the columnist says.
Ebola in Africa, Ebola in Dallas, Dallas Cowboys shoplifter, Bono’s “oops” moment, “old racehorse” Bill Clinton
From Reagan to Churchill to Michelangelo, plenty of people achieve greatness after 75, he says.
It’s naive for women to trust that they’ll be rewarded without self-promotion and politicking, she says.
The chances of contracting Ebola in the United States are vanishingly small, the columnist says.
History says Democrats are headed for trouble in the Senate, and that means continued gridlock.
Environmentalists aren’t talking about the likely expenses a ban could bring for Denton, he says.
Washington missed its chance to be prepared. Now, politicians are fighting over whom to blame.
We now have our own version of ‘Contagion’ playing out in real time, the columnist says.
The statewide proposition would add $1.7 billion annually in highway funding, say Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, and Rep. Joe Pickett, D-El Paso.
The handling of Thomas Eric Duncan’s case highlights issues with electronic health records and hospital culture, Ross Koppel and Suzanne Gordon say.
Josephus Weeks alleges that the nation's first Ebola victim received delayed, incompetent treatment at a Dallas hospital.
Delivering experimental therapies without trial enrollment represents lost opportunities to find a successful treatment.
Processes should require active-choices checklists and built-in redundancy, they say.
The ongoing Ebola scare is no time for fear or hateful speech, people of faith say in unison.
He deserves every tribute, but the city had a history of African-American entrepreneurs before he arrived.
The repeal was the result of careful compromise, and all sides need to uphold their end, leaders of the Love Field Citizens Action Committee say.
Restrictions on Love Field hurt consumers, but that’s behind us now, say Jeb Hensarling and Sam Johnson.
A developer explains why the best plan is to hook into positive activity that is already under way.
Other people’s sexuality used to be an issue with me, says Laurie Lynn Lindemeier. But I look forward to the day when it is not noteworthy at all.
Jeff Fortney Sr.: It takes a teacher who both loves their subject, and seeks out ways to motivate and interest their students for them to learn to love learning.
Carolyn Festa: The fixes seem to be prescriptive rather than diagnostic. They’re based on the pure science of teaching and have lost sight of the art of teaching.
Jeffrey Clapper: My attitude changed when my first real professional mentor took me aside one day and imparted the wisdom of productive failure. What I first thought to just be an oxymoron fast became a personal mantra.
Tracy Begland: If our kids knew more about our young adult selves, they might realize you don’t have to be perfect at 18 to turn out OK.
Ebola death in Dallas, Ebola threat worldwide, Obama’s critics and fans, milder pot in Denver
It starts with early childhood education, and, as the title of his new book says, “We Can All Do Better” in several aspects of life.
When it comes to language and race, audience and setting make a difference.
The Supreme Court just made it harder to vote in some states and easier in others. Why?
A medical ethicist challenges those who think a long life at any cost is the American way.
