Mass. CAMBRIDGE, — The landmark moments in the history of women are well-known and widely recognized: 1848 (the Seneca Falls Convention that challenged the prevailing status of women); 1920 (the ratif...

In the #MeToo years, the Left’s signature slogan was “Believe all women!” That directive was used to bolster Christine Blasey Ford’s preposterous and easily refuted 2018 allegations that some 35 years...

WHEN SMALL TOWNS RELY on one employer, everyone is just a closed factory away from collapse. That’s a reality many in Pennsylvania can understand — and have experienced. We know what it’s like when th...

CUSTODY IS ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY. There is a chain of custody for evidence, showing who was in possession at any given time. A bank might have custody of a financial asset. And someone under arrest or ...

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, America is in a pretty foul mood, and I understand why. For starters, Washington is broken, prices are high and rising, and AI ...

TOMORROW IS FLAG DAY. We encourage everyone to fly their American flag high, not just on this day, but every day. Over the past several years, our country has grappled with division and some have used...

The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. By CHRISTOPHER BRIEM Regional Economist, University Center for Social and Urban Research...

Donald Trump has long exploited nativist resentment of undocumented migrants. Slogans like “Build the Wall” and “Send Them Back” helped him win two elections and remain among his most popular position...

If you’ve ever seen the clearest and bluest of the Atlantic in the Caribbean, you have a sense of what the weather has been like in Washington, D.C., in recent days. I haven’t been here in a while, bu...

WE ARE IN THE MIDST of graduation party season as high school seniors from across the Valley have received their diplomas and are ready to start the next chapter in their lives. The parties that follo...

UNRULY BEHAVIOR FROM YOUNG PEOPLE at theme parks across the country has sparked many to institute a chaperone policy, just in time for the summer tourism season. Kennywood in West Mifflin is the lates...

Lately, there have been news stories expressing alarm about the rapid progress the Trump administration is making building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Whatever the stories are nominally about...

THIS WEEK HAS BEEN DIFFICULT, to say the least, for our neighbors impacted by Saturday’s severe thunderstorms and the six tornadoes that violently tore through the region. It will likely take weeks — ...

There’s an old story about a dog-food manufacturer who created a new canine concoction with the best ingredients and infused with the finest nutrients. It was launched into the market with great fanfa...

To the Editor: On May 5, the President of the United States D.J.T. held an event in the Oval Office for the revival of the presidential physical fitness program. In attendance were members of Trump’s ...

WE HAVE SOME BAD NEWS for anyone still intent on sitting out the AI revolution: You’re too late. If you’re like most Americans today, you already rely on artificial intelligence for myriad activities ...

The Trump administration has bent over backward to negotiate an end to Iran’s grand plans to develop nuclear weapons—before the June 2025 bombing, afterward, and again during the follow-up diplomacy o...

THE EASIEST MATH IS A TALLY — the simple accountability of adding up like things. That is what makes baseball standings and bank accounts work. We can look at the numbers and see who has the most. Add...

THE D-DAY GENERATION, smaller in number than ever, is back on the beaches of France where so much blood was spilled 82 years ago today. World War II veterans, now mostly centenarians, have returned wi...

Normally, I worry that events may overtake a column. But not so with the Iran war. I don’t worry about running afoul of a headline or Truth Social post from the president because what is said about th...