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This image from CCTV video released by Saudi Arabia's Media Ministry shows passengers taking cover as flames and smoke fill part of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during what authorities described as a strike at the airport on Oct. 10, 2026. (Saudi Media Ministry via AP)

Daniel DePetris: Resumption of war between Houthis and Saudis is bad timing for Donald Trump

By Daniel DePetris

October 12, 2026 at 1:27 p.m.

The attacks in Saudi Arabia come when Donald Trump is in a standoff over the...

Attorneys for Christa Pike hold a news conference after a judge ruled the Tennessee Department of Corrections must preserve all evidence related to the failed execution of Pike, on Oct. 7, 2026, in Nashville, Tennessee. (George Walker IV/AP)

Clarence Page: A botched execution shakes our death penalty presumptions

By Clarence Page

October 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The botched execution of Christa Pike offers a gross illustration of the cruelty that capital...

Chicago school board president candidates Jessica Biggs, Hilario Dominguez and Victor Henderson participate in a forum at the Copernicus Center on Sept. 29, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

David Greising: The race for Chicago school board president is about ideas — and character

By David Greising

October 10, 2026 at 10:01 a.m.

It will take savvy strategic thinking, backed by the character needed for leadership, to make...

A demonstrator displays a picture of the victims of the Covenant School shooting on a phone inside the Tennessee State Capitol during a protest against gun violence on March 30, 2023, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Column: It’s not tampons. Or drag queens. Or Renaissance art. It’s guns. And they’re laying waste to our children.

By Heidi Stevens

June 7, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

It's not tampons, which Idaho Republicans labeled "woke" and blocked from being funded for school...

A person walks past archways at Stanford University on March 9, 2020, in Stanford, California.

Clarence Page: Listen well to those with whom you disagree, so you can make better arguments

By Clarence Page

March 28, 2023 at 4:05 p.m.

One might think that in college programs which promote DEI, — diversity, equity and inclusion...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis greets people during an event spotlighting his newly released book at the Orange County Choppers Road House & Museum on March 8, 2023, in Pinellas Park, Florida.

Clarence Page: Don’t let press freedom die in the ‘Sunshine State,’ or anywhere else

By Clarence Page

March 24, 2023 at 5:35 p.m.

Amid his culture war campaign against "woke" liberals, critical race theory and other bugaboos of...

Walt Disney World, the Florida theme park, is scheduled to host in September what's billed as the largest LGBTQ conference in the world, Out & Equal just announced.

Column: Disney hosting LGBTQ summit is a poke in DeSantis’ eye — and a ripple effect toward progress

By Heidi Stevens

June 7, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.

My husband and I were sitting in the stands of my daughter's gymnastics competition a...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis reacts after signing HB 7, the Individual Freedom bill, also dubbed the "Stop Woke Act," at Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School in Hialeah Gardens, Florida, on April 22, 2022.

Clarence Page: What is ‘woke’? More than a joke

By Clarence Page

March 21, 2023 at 4:40 p.m.

Every time I think the overused term "woke" has just about played out in politics,...

A number of Cuban American bloggers have been upset with the late H.G. Carrillo, putting his faux-Cuban pose in the same trash bucket as U.S. Rep. George Santos, seen here at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 10, 2023.

Clarence Page: The age-old trick of ‘passing’: Fiction writer the latest to be disgraced by lies about heritage

By Clarence Page

March 17, 2023 at 5:05 p.m.

I have never known a man who faked his own death, but I have known...

Phones are how we catch parents publicly daring to be more than one thing at a time, writes Heidi Stevens.

Column: It’s tempting to shame parents looking down at their phones. But what if we tried a more gracious approach?

By baiduhai

March 17, 2023 at 11:28 a.m.

I was running through my neighborhood the other morning when I noticed a woman walking...

A noose is seen as supporters of President Donald Trump gather on the west side of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.

Clarence Page: Mike Pence still walks a shaky line between courage and cold feet

By Clarence Page

March 14, 2023 at 4:48 p.m.

Now Donald Trump wants to blame Mike Pence for the people who shouted, "Hang Mike...

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, left, speaks during a hearing with the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Capitol Hill on March 9, 2023, in Washington, DC. The committee met to discuss concerns about public health and the environment in the wake of the Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical release in East Palestine, Ohio. Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, is at right.

Clarence Page: When calamity leads to bipartisanship, that’s a good thing

By Clarence Page

March 10, 2023 at 5:34 p.m.

Politicians often complain about government regulations as a big pain in the neck. So I...

Lisa Damour's new book, "The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents," aims to debunk the myth that teenagers are only mentally healthy when they feel consistently good.

Column: Powerful emotions are ‘a feature, not a bug’ for teens. New book helps navigate them with grace and humanity.

By baiduhai

March 10, 2023 at 1:08 p.m.

At this point, Lisa Damour could write a book about harvesting your own quinoa and...

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