In the wake of my reading The Dark Is Rising, one of my New Year’s resolutions is to try to keep pace with time, not lag behind it as I usually do.

Trump’s comments have rightfully inspired outrage. But, for three reasons, they are not shocking.

Why should the United States welcome people from poor or war-torn countries? Here are five reasons.

No matter what you think of people coming into the country illegally, one can hardly blame children brought by their parents.

It turns out to be easier to make a quick buck in this world than to change it.

Hurricane Maria removed the delusions of prosperity and first-world status that blinded so many to the realities of Puerto Rico, including the fragility of its infrastructure, its high levels of social inequality and its status as a U.S. colony.