Los Angeles Times: Crimes against civilization
JAN. 22, 2016 — The Islamic State abducts, rapes and enslaves women. It massacres Christians and Yazidis. It beheads hostages and puts homosexuals to...
Chicago Tribune: Netflix and the making of a TV cord cutter
JAN. 23, 2016 — Maybe you’ve binge-watched the popular TV mini-series “Making a Murderer.” If not, don’t worry, no spoilers here. Just a suggestion:...
Los Angeles Times: Heroin in New Hampshire
JAN. 20, 2016 — Suddenly, heroin is hot.Or rather, talking about heroin, addiction, treatment and non-punitive responses is hot, especially among presidential candidates as...
Chicago Tribune: Iran, nukes and the hostage drama
JAN. 18, 2016 — First things first: It is terrific to see Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian freed after 544 days as a hostage...
Chicago Tribune: Wowed by Elon Musk
JAN. 19, 2016 — A rocketship that blew apart after landing, and a self-driving electric car that sometimes surprised passengers by veering off the...
Bloomberg View: Drug courts, more popular than ever, need improvement
Again and again on the campaign trail, the presidential candidates have been faced by America’s rising concern about addiction, particularly to opioid painkillers and...
Chicago Tribune: 5 booksellers from Hong Kong disappear. Is China’s government involved?
In Hong Kong, they’re calling it the case of the five missing booksellers. What an intriguing title for a mystery, but do not file...
Editorial: Martin Luther King Jr. pushes us to serve fellow man
Today gives us an opportunity to look at Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.It’s easy to look at the nearly 50 years since King’s untimely...
Editorial: Storm clouds gather on another economic meltdown
Financial analysts are a dime a dozen. (Sorry, financial analysts.) And it’s not uncommon to have a gaggle or two of the profession’s outliers...
Editorial: Docs must help curb heroin scourge
The battle against the heroin epidemic should begin with the family doctor.No, licensed physicians aren’t prescribing or providing heroin. But the terrible byproduct of...