OPINION
Breastfeeding and Sleep—How Breast Milk May Help Set a Newborn's Body Clock
What happens when babies drink night milk in the morning, or morning milk in the late afternoon?
It's Come to This: White Nationalism Is Inciting Mass Murder in America
The El Paso shooting suspect's manifesto reflects a classic fever dream of the white ethnostate. More innocent people will die unless we all stand up.
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Alexandra Minna Stern ![Alexandra Minna Stern]( "Alexandra Minna Stern")
Fierce Leopard Seals Filmed Working Together to Tear King Penguin Apart
Drone footage revealed group of leopard seals taking turns to rip bits of flesh from a penguin carcass.
Is America a Great Nation or Not? Let's See How the Democrats Answer
This week, our nation celebrated 400 years of representative democracy, but it seems the people seeking to replace President Donald Trump aren't such fans of the great American experiment.
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Peter Roff ![Peter Roff]( "Peter Roff")
We Visited the Border. The Children We Saw There Need Pediatricians, Now
We are two pediatricians (one a sitting member of Congress) and we call on the DHS to allow detained children access to the specialized care they require.
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Laughing at Florida Man Is Not Only OK—for Floridians, It's Essential
Yes, some cases should be off-limits, but if Floridians don't laugh, we just might cry.
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Tim Dorsey ![Tim Dorsey]( "Tim Dorsey")
What We Need in Baltimore From Trump Is Less Tweeting and More Action
This city is inhabited by the very people the president swore an oath on the Bible to protect, serve and lead, and the federal government has a vital role to play in its recovery.
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Marilyn Mosby ![Marilyn Mosby]( "Marilyn Mosby")
It's Time Republicans Helped Average Americans. That Starts With Taxing Me
Just this week, Senate Republicans demanded that the wealthiest Americans, including me, receive even more tax benefits. Here's the truth: That hasn't improved the economy, and it won't.
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Stephen Prince ![Stephen Prince]( "Stephen Prince")
Trump's Racist Rhetoric: Impulsive or Calculated?
The answer is actually very, very simple.
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Brian L. Ott ![Brian L. Ott]( "Brian L. Ott")
One Country, Two Systems is Best System for Hong Kong, China—and America
China's ambassador to Washington writes on the Hong Kong crisis.
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Cui Tiankai ![cui-tiankai]( "cui-tiankai")
I'm a U.S. Marine, and this Isn't the Freedom of Speech I Served to Protect
Freedom of speech is being used more to defame than to argue or inform—and we might be undermining its very future.
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Mansoor Shams ![Mansoor Shams]( "Mansoor Shams")
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The Galapagos: A Cruise Through an Otherworldly Realm With Wildlife Found Nowhere Else in the World
Help conserve rare species while aboard a luxury cruise through the Ecuadorean archipelago made famous by Darwin
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Eye of the Pangolin: The Documentary Trying to Save the Most Trafficked Mammals in the World
The Pangolin, quite possibly one of the strangest and most unique animals in the world, is on the verge of extinction.
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American Masterpieces: Singular Expressions of National Genius
The architecture, paintings and monuments that have shaped American art throughout the ages.
Mystery Forefathers of Ancient Egyptians Being Uncovered at Desert Graves
Mystery forefathers of ancient Egypt are being uncovered at burial sites beyond they pyramids
If the Democrats Master This Single Strategy, They Can Defeat Trump in 2020
Winning debates is all about framing the issues. My rhetoric students know this, and it's vital the Democrats learn it too.
Who Owns Your Digital Twin? Not You—and Here's Why That's a Massive Problem
Right now, after you click "I agree," companies face almost no legal limits on what they can do with your personal data for their own profit. It's past time for us to take back the right to our digital selves.
Trump's Attacks on Baltimore Are Hiding an Awful Truth—and He Knows It
No one understands the intentional containment of poor people—whether in my home of Baltimore or at the U.S.-Mexico border—better than a developer.
Bringing Back Federal Death Penalty Will Hit LGBTQ, People of Color Hardest
The race of the victim and the race of the defendant in are major factors in determining who is sentenced to death in this country. The defendant's sexuality has a bearing too.
To the Girl I Bullied in School
You don't owe me forgiveness. But I am so sorry, and I hope that in spite of all my insensitivity, you shined.
There's Only One Way the Crisis Here in Hong Kong Can Be Resolved
Rather than demobilizing Hong Kong's angry youth by responding to some of their demands, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who instigated the ongoing massive protests in the first place, has so far refused to budge unless there's blood on the streets. She must change course.
Boris Johnson Is Already Helping Make Britain Great Again
The new prime minister is a natural ally for President Donald Trump, and their enthusiasm, energy and risk-taking personalities make them remarkably compatible.
Trump May Be Crude, but Baltimore Really Is Spiraling—That's Why I Left
Though it is perfectly legitimate to express outrage over President Donald Trump's tweet, it's equally legitimate to talk about the failed leadership by Democrats of this once-great city.
Senate: You Can End HIV in America. It's On You
By the year of 2030, we might not have a single new case of HIV America - if the lawmakers act now.