Voting, a right or a privilege? This year, 2020, is the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment — the amendment that gave women the right to vote. The 19th Amendment proclaimed, ...

When America finds itself mired in complex, expensive, and intractable debates over economic and social policy, it turns for answers to a ready font of wisdom … beauty pageants. Given all the ...

The New York City legislature, following in the footsteps of Washington, D.C., passed a groundbreaking bill into law in 2022. The law would have allowed any lawful permanent resident or green card ...

In our hyper-politicized world, slogans can rule the day. An example would be the issue of female reproductive rights, where polarized advocacy groups frame their arguments with words that are ...

We need to ask our representatives this simple question, "Is health care a right or a privilege?" If it is a right, then we need universal health insurance, such as expanding Medicare to everyone and ...

There are many dimensions to our digital worlds. We buy everything online. We entertain ourselves with endless piles of digital content. We communicate and socialize with friends and colleagues. We’re ...

You may have heard somewhere that driving is a privilege, not a right. Given how easy it is to qualify for a license, the difference between the two might not have mattered to you. But with the rapid ...

If Rep. Zach Wamp is any indication of Republican sentiment, said Steve Benen in The Washington Monthly, President Obama “probably shouldn’t look for too much bipartisan cooperation” as he tries to ...