(Courtesy of the author) Our family pretended its way through the meeting. No one told the truth, not fully, but we all ‘behaved.’ No one said, ‘Dad drinks too much and gets mean, Mom no longer makes sense much of … Continued
Dear President Donald Trump, There are very few initiatives that you’ve undertaken since coming to office that I agree with — except in the Middle East. The fact that you are traveling there next week and meeting the leaders of … Continued
A little over 240 years ago, birds were the only things that could fly above the ground untethered without eventually falling. That all changed in 1783 when Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d’Arlandes made the first successful hot-air … Continued
In the months and years after 9/11, going to the U.S. was scary for many of us. Border security became harsh and unforgiving, and we could feel our rights drop away upon entering American airspace. Novels were written and movies … Continued
Today is Sunday, May 11, the 131st day of 2025. There are 234 days left in the year. Today in history: On May 11, 1997, the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeated chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov in the final game of … Continued