About half the population will be happy on this Inauguration Day, the other half not so much. There must be a better way to distribute political power so that happiness (which, after all, is written ...

Here’s an idea for Pope Francis, a way of establishing his bona fides as a man who cares about the poor and the growing social inequities that are swelling the ranks of poverty in the world. Ask ...

It’s no secret that Americans are deeply divided this election year. Yet we pretty much agree on what the issues are. In poll after poll, people on both sides of the partisan divide put immigration, ...

The big problem with our society is that we do not have enough gangs. Gangs are good. Gangs create jobs. Gangs stop petty thievery in their own neighborhoods. Did I mention that gangs are good? Young ...

Enrollment in educator preparation programs is down, and student apathy is up. Education is at a precipice. Thus, in the spirit of Jonathan Swift, I have spent many minutes constructing my own modest ...

Commentator S. Pearl Sharp has a few measures she'd like lawmakers to consider adding to the ballot. Sharp is a writer and filmmaker living in Los Angeles. Have you ever wanted to make up your own ...

Imagine a world where death and old age are nearly defeated. A happy, roomy place where clean drinking water is available year-round, and no one is ever in a hurry. Would you like to live in such a ...