December 2021

What happens when we wake up to find that we are no longer the moral leader of the world we have long imagined ourselves to be?

What is becoming all too apparent is that significant attacks on critical national infrastructure are likely to hit the United States, thus leading it to participate in cyber warfare.

Hyper-partisanship and apathy. These are the two biggest forces keeping us from unlocking the full potential of America and staving off any further dalliance with authoritarianism.

A trifecta of good news came on Wednesday. There’s this potentially game-changing COVID pill from Pfizer, studies proving omicron to be less deadly than delta, and a surprising moment of harmony from Trump and Biden.

Earlier this month, the City Council in New York City approved a measure to allow non-citizens ages 18 or older – who hold work permits or green cards – to vote in local elections.

The American public, American policy-makers, and their European, Russian, and Chinese colleagues seeking a diplomatic path forward, must also understand the three falsehoods that form the basis of Israel’s anti-Iran marketing campaign.

It is ironic that, while most Republican voters support the most significant individual provisions of the BBB bill, they are opposed to the BBB bill itself.

There is a difference between policies that poll well and policies that get voters to the polls, although journalists, pundits, and even politicians broadly confuse the two.

As a high-risk obstetrician and gynecologist, I know what it is like to provide the full spectrum of reproductive health care to pregnant people facing challenging circumstances.