Opinion: What Killed Michael Brown? A Controversial Movie About Truth and Lies
Throughout history we find deceptions that have lulled us into thinking they were true. All…
Opinion: In Divisive Times, We Must Remember That Humans Are Preconditioned to Cooperate
Confucius was asked what word could guide one’s conduct with others. The most important word…
Opinion: California’s Revised Ethnic Studies Curriculum Needs More Revision
We can all sympathize with California’s legislation calling for an Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum in schools.…
Opinion: An Old Use-of-Force Case Illustrates the Challenges of Race and Policing
A quarter-century ago, I prosecuted a case against the police. My client, a Black man,…
Opinion: Dave Rubin, Rethinking Politics, and The Importance of Talking to Each Other
Here is the question of the day: Can we talk to each other — in…
Opinion: What Coronavirus Teaches Us About Using Mathematical Models to Predict the Future
The stock market crashed from 29,232 on Feb. 12 down to 20,704 on March 18.…
Opinion: We Must Confront ‘Climate Change’ with Reason Rather Than Emotion
Writing about “climate change” is at once easy and difficult. The term is claimed by…
Opinion: Employer Sanctions and the Sustainability of American Labor
When you hear the word “sustainability” do you think of the natural environment or whether…
Opinion: The Census Question Is Settled, But We Still Need to Count The Undocumented
The United States admits nearly 1 million immigrants every year. That’s on the high side…
Opinion: Witches, McCarthy, Trump and the History of Mass Hysteria
There are moments in society when many go mad. Not all — some are skeptics…
Opinion: Franz Boas and The Controversy Over Scientists as Spies
Franz Boas immigrated to the United States from Germany in the late 1880s and went…
Opinion: The Bible Tells Us to Welcome The Stranger, But What of The Caravan?
The alternative universes of CNN and Fox News provide alternate facts about the Central American…
Opinion: Guest or Enemy? A Reflection on a Difficult Biblical Verse
There is a knock at the door. Do we open it? Some would say, “Could…
Trump’s Wall May Be Crazy, But It Highlights Real Problems
Donald Trump’s chief campaign pledge is to get Mexico to pay for a wall to…