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A Penn Medicine Princeton Health professional administers a COVID-19 vaccine during a mass vaccination event for teachers at Carteret High School in Carteret, N.J. on April 1, 2021. The Biden administration said on Nov. 4, 2021, that large companies have until Jan. 4 to ensure that their workforces are fully vaccinated.

Column: Allowing religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccines is a mistake

November 5, 2021 at 5:26 p.m.

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice once recounted how her grandfather experienced a spiritual revelation. When he lacked the money to fulfill his dream of graduating from Stillman College, he...

Second Amendment supporters rally at the Illinois Capitol.

Column: How the Texas abortion law endangers gun rights

November 3, 2021 at 3:00 p.m.

If you attend an abortion rights rally, you are not likely to see anyone wearing a Second Amendment T-shirt. Visit a gun range, and trust me, none of the pickup...

A person walks down a flooded street on Oct. 24, 2021, in Kentfield, California.

Column: Why do we encourage people to build in flood zones?

October 27, 2021 at 2:42 p.m.

It was once said of a Philadelphia Phillies outfielder renowned for his defensive prowess, "Two-thirds of the Earth is covered by water, the other one-third by Garry Maddox." At 72,...

Public restroom sign at Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago's Millennium Park on Sept. 8, 2021.

Op-ed: The public restroom shortage and how to cure it

October 22, 2021 at 3:44 p.m.

Anyone walking around Chicago can find all sorts of things that make life enjoyable, from outdoor sculptures to lakefront beaches to stunning architecture. What is not so easy to find...

Demonstrators hold flags with "Free Hong Kong, Revolution Now" during an anti-China protest on Oct. 1, 2021, in Taipei, Taiwan. China's National Day is usually met with protests in Taiwan and took on a special significance this year as tensions rise in the region.

Op-ed: Should we be ready to go to war over Taiwan?

October 20, 2021 at 1:12 p.m.

In the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden told the United Nations General Assembly that the upshot is to "close this period of relentless war." But...

Autumn color is in full splendor in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Upper Michigan

October 19, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

You'd have to drive a long way from Chicago to find more dazzling and prolific displays of autumn leaves than those in the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan. Actually, you still...

Crews clean up the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 7, 2021, a day after a mob stormed the building.

Column: Is the United States too disunited to survive?

October 15, 2021 at 5:48 p.m.

The United States has rarely been as divided as it is today — red states vs. blue states, vaxxers vs. anti-vaxxers, the woke mob vs. insurrectionists and Houston Astros fans...

Christina Darling plays with her sons Kayden, 10, left, and Brennan, 4, at home in Nashua, N.H., in July 2021. Darling and her family have qualified for the expanded child tax credit, part of President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package. "Every step closer we get to a livable wage is beneficial. That is money that gets turned around and spent on the betterment of my kids and myself," said Darling, a housing resource coordinator who had been supplementing her $35,000-a-year salary with monthly visits to the Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter's food pantry.

Column: The new child credit is good for kids and everyone else

October 13, 2021 at 2:29 p.m.

The United States is one of the richest societies on earth — but one with more than its share of poverty. While American capitalism has done wonders to raise living...

A sunny day on Dauphin Island Public Beach, off the coast of Alabama. Being on the ocean doesn't seem to have any predictable effect on voting patterns.

Column: What’s especially bad about ‘coastal elites’? Liberals live everywhere.

October 8, 2021 at 3:34 p.m.

There was a time when "coastal" was an innocent geographical adjective, as in "coastal islands" or "coastal flooding." It referred to events and places bordering large bodies of saltwater. But...

Former Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen, right, is greeted by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., left, before testifying during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation hearing in Washington on Oct. 5, 2021.

Column: Does Instagram really damage the mental health of teens?

October 6, 2021 at 4:46 p.m.

A former Facebook product manager's claims about the company's impact on American society has inflamed members of Congress and everyone else who holds a grudge against Big Tech. Particularly alarming...

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