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President Trump Loosens Restrictions on Marijuana — But the Grass Isn’t Greener on the Other Side
December 19, 2025 | CulturePresident Donald Trump signed an executive order yesterday directing the Department of Justice to start...
President Trump Expands Christmas to 3 Day Federal Holiday
December 19, 2025 | Culture, Winter Reads
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Pentagon Reviewing Discharges of 8,700 Servicemembers Who Declined COVID-19 Vaccines
December 19, 2025 | Government UpdatesThis week, the U.S. Department of War (DOW) announced it is reevaluating the discharge status...
House Passes Bill Banning Sex-Rejecting Procedures for Minors
December 18, 2025 | Government Updates
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...