When Jimmy Carter began attending the First Baptist Church in Washington after becoming president, I thought it a unique opportunity to better understand his faith. He taught a Sunday School class as he had done for years in his native Plains, Georgia, and I joined it. Carter was an excellent ...

When Washington politicians speak of a Christmas tree this time of year, they are not referring to an actual tree. It means they’ve loaded up a bill with another kind of “green,” the kind that’s decorated with money. The “bipartisan” bill recently passed minutes before a ...

When we got the last-minute invite to a Christmas party at someone’s house, I didn’t realize I had a problem until I was waiting for the elevator to take us up. “Oh no! I don’t have a gift,” I said to my husband. “What?” he replied. “I don’t have a gift,” I repeated. ...

In anticipation of the December release of “Mufasa: The Lion King,” I eagerly watched every trailer posted. I was excited to finally examine Disney’s revelation of Mufasa and Scar’s backstory, and I was not disappointed. The computer animation in “Mufasa” is much better than the ...

In a shocking development last week, Amnesty International effectively exonerated Israel of genocide. This was easy to miss, and not just because of the recent crush of news. Amnesty’s report, titled “ ‘You Feel Like You Are Subhuman’: Israel’s Genocide Against Palestinians in ...

Jack Smith is on his way out, and we don’t need another one. While serving in Joe Biden’s Justice Department, the special counsel concocted a novel legal case against Biden’s foremost political opponent, and would have been happy to try Donald Trump in the midst of the presidential ...