Taking a break after a half-century spent in a labor of love
I started to write this column for The South Florida Times after retiring from the newspaper where I served as editor for four years. I …
Prepped for possible Trump 2.0, some AGs have gone on the offensive
In June, a federal judge, William G. Young, of the Massachusetts District Court, rejected the Trump administration’s plan to cancel millions of dollars in grants …
Ruling party wins big in surprise-filled Guyana election, but challenges remain
Guyanese voters, in elections held Sept. 1, apparently ignored allegations of corruption that led to United States sanctions and they provided enough votes to the …
Using official edicts prioritizing one man’s view of history will not lead to patriotism
The federal government will screen foreigners applying for permanent residence to weed out those who “endorsed, promoted, supported or otherwise espoused anti-American, terrorist or antisemitic …
The politics of now: Never mind the right to vote, just do what’s necessary to win
Trump later accused former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, his 2016 opponent, of “treason” because of an investigation that uncovered Russian interference in that …
Abrupt end to six decades of foreign aid is hard to beat for callousness
It is difficult to conceive of any action which the Trump administration has taken so far that will be as devastating as the abrupt dismantling …
America agonistes: discord, witch hunts, party in disarray and hovering vultures
Trump later accused former President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, his 2016 opponent, of “treason” because of an investigation that uncovered Russian interference in that …
About genes and jeans and the drive to restore America’s supposed ‘center’
Aria S. Halliday, Ph.D., top right, holds the Marie Rich Endowed Professorship and is associate professor in the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies and …
Gaza’s starvation crisis: 5-year-old weighed less when she died than when she was born
Women wait to receive food at a distribution point in Gaza City. PHOTO COURTESY OF PALESTINE.UN.ORG Esraa Halib wept that sunny Friday in July when …
Racism, not humor, seen in name, operation of Everglades migrant holding pen
PROFES SOR MARVIN DUNN: “The term ‘gator bait’ never left the lexicon, par ticularly in the South." PHOTO COURTESY OF X.COM At the recent opening …