Although the lifts in his boots might have given him a couple of extra inches, Gov. Ron DeSantis still failed to keep his head above water in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. What went wrong? Many on the right once saw the governor of Florida as Donald Trump’s logical successor, and some saw him as...
My middle school algebra teacher turned six on Dec. 7, 1941. His birthday lunch was cut short by the radio alerts announcing the attack on Pearl Harbor. He, his friends, and his mother sat around his cake and cried. In fact, every time he told that story, he cried. I wish we could go back...
What are your thoughts on AI and education? Allison Postell, philosophy: “AI is a powerful tool that can be good in many areas so long as it is used in the context of a well-lived life. AI threatens to become deeply destructive when its good is determined by its abilities unmoored from this context. We...
Because of the paralysis, I couldn’t raise my eyebrow at the girl who was telling me that my Botox injections were “unnatural.” Paralysis is the primary effect of Botulinum neurotoxin, a protein produced by a bacterium most commonly used in cosmetic procedures to reduce the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines. But I don’t do...
Seventy-two thousand lights sway and twinkle in a packed stadium as a blonde singer with cherry red lipstick stands on the stage with her guitar. For singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, it’s just another night on The Eras Tour, which will head overseas next month and return to the United States in October with shows in Miami,...