Citizenship, Faith and Patriotism

Last August, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick touched off a firestorm of debate when he defended his decision to “take...

Powerful People

A few days before this issue went to press, I had a conversation with a person who runs an anti-trafficking...

Going to Pot

Voters in four states—California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada—voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use last November, despite growing evidence from...

Come Together

It’s December, and you know what that means—media outlets are about to start publishing a lot of “Year in Review”...

How to Talk to Your Kids About Race

The issues of race, racism and race relations have become regular topics in news stories, the subject of conversation around...

Private Matters, Public Outrage

For Donica Hudson, a trip to the grocery store in Charlotte, N.C., one day in early March was a trip...