The Bar-On Brief: Ad hominem attacks must be avoided in political debates
Virtually all legal experts conclude that such an executive order would be unconstitutional.
Pale Blue Dot: Ballot propositions will impact environmental policy across US
We as a species have already witnessed some of the effects of climate change, habitat destruction and pollution.
School of Thought: Your vote can easily impact public education
Four of the initiatives on this year’s ballot aim to improve housing in California.
You Do Uterus: We’re living in a dangerous time for false equivalencies
It’s a dangerous time for unchecked false equivalencies.
Social Anxieties: I’m a patriot, not a nationalist; I can love America and not love Trump
Nationalism isn’t a love of country, it’s a supremacy complex of country; and a very specific and fictitious country at that.
Mindful Mondays: Artificial intelligence has limited power to treat mental health issues
Recently, AI has taken on a new job: your therapist.
Healing the Divide: Partisanship cheapens debates on important social issues
It’s a no-brainer: 77 percent of NRA members are registered Republicans because the party often acts in the group’s best interests.
Digitally Yours: Quality journalism cannot be devalued in favor of social video
In other words, a new digital media landscape meant a modification in journalistic strategies and fundamentals: Scale back on time-consuming, investigative (and expensive) reporting; invest in snappy, profitable, short-form video that can be done on a relatively low budget.
The Bar-On Brief: Registering to vote is only the most basic of your civic duties
Registering to vote is just the first and, frankly, the easiest step in the display of citizenship.
Pale Blue Dot: IPCC report is not a reason to give up on climate activism
IPCC’s latest report really didn’t tell us anything we didn’t already know — it merely said it more clearly and more urgently.